Delhi Metro toy trains on sale as souvenirOctober 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Now commuters and visitors to the Delhi Metro can take back a toy replica of the metro trains as souvenir of their journey, an official said Wednesday. "From today (Wednesday), visitors to the Metro museum at the Patel Chowk Metro Station can carry a lasting memory back home - a toy metro train will be available for sale at the souvenir shop," Delhi Metro spokesperson Anuj Dayal said.
Delhi Metro coach derails, none injuredSeptember 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A coach of the Delhi Metro derailed near the Yamuna Bank station in east Delhi Sunday morning, an official said. No injuries were reported.
Delhi Metro coach derails, passengers escape safeAugust 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A coach of a Delhi Metro train derailed near Dwarka station on the Yamuna Bank-Dwarka line Wednesday, metro officials said. All the 39 passengers in the coach escaped unhurt.
Traffic restored near Metro accident siteJuly 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Traffic was restored Friday around a Delhi Metro construction site in south Delhi's Zamrudpur area where an accident killed six people five days ago. According to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), two-way traffic movement on the road connecting the Nehru Place commercial district to Moolchand Hospital was opened Friday morning.
Residents return to their homes near metro accident siteJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Residents of houses near the metro rail construction site in South Delhi, who had been evacuated following Sunday's accident in which six people had been killed, returned to their homes Thursday, officials said. Six workers were killed and about 15 injured, one of them critically, when an elevated section of the Delhi Metro track under construction at Zamrudpur collapsed Sunday, bringing down tonnes of steel and concrete.
What actually went wrong during Metro relief operationsJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after an under construction elevated section of the Delhi Metro collapsed killing six people, a crash during relief operations injured six people Monday. The cause for the crash was a mechanical snag in one of the four cranes supporting the heavy girder segment in place, officials said.
Metro bridge collapse snaps power, water lines, disrupts trafficJuly 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Water and power supply lines have been snapped in areas adjoining the Delhi Metro site in south Delhi where an under-construction bridge collapsed killing five people early Sunday. Traffic was also disrupted as most routes leading to the area have been blocked.
Delhi Metro bridge collapses, 20 injuredJuly 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An underconstruction bridge of the Delhi Metro collapsed in south Delhi Sunday, injuring at least 20 people, many of them critically, an official said. The accident took place at around 5 a.m.
Delhi Metro engineers repair storm water drainJuly 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has set right a damaged storm water drain at an under-construction Metro site in south Delhi area and opened the road to commuters Sunday. Though the drainage plans were not available with civic agencies, the DMRC engineers with skilled expertise managed to repair the drain in record time and diverted the rain water, a DMRC official said.
Charge your phone on the move in Delhi MetroJune 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The next time you realise your mobile phone has run out of battery charge and you are commuting by the Delhi Metro, don't fret - just connect your phone to the charging points that will soon be available at stations for free. For the convenience of its commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will install 134 multiple mobile charging machines at stations by July this year in a phased manner.
Delhi Metro wants authorities' help against stone-peltingMay 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro has sought help from authorities as people from slums have been throwing stones on the tracks and at the trains, often damaging and disrupting services. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) managing director E.
Minor fire at Delhi Metro stationApril 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A minor fire Tuesday evening at the Pitampura Metro station of Line 1 (Shahdara - Rithala) in Delhi caused disruption in Metro train services, an official said. The fire erupted in an air conditioner in the signal room of the Metro station around 5.40 p.m.
Metro services disrupted after death on trackMarch 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro services were disrupted Saturday morning after a train ran over an unidentified person at the Chawri Bazaar station in what could be a case of suicide, an official said. 'A metro train ran over a person at about 8.15 a.m.
NGO takes Delhi Metro to court over passenger facilitiesJanuary 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An NGO has taken the Delhi Metro to court alleging it had failed to provide drinking water and toilet facilities for commuters. A petition before the Delhi High Court, filed by Voice of India, has said that it had last year sent a representation to the Delhi government and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) seeking basic facilities in the Metro trains but got no satisfactory reply from them.
Labourer dies at Delhi Metro construction siteDecember 27th, 2008 NEW DELHI - A 23-year-old labourer died Sunday after he fell from a girder at a Delhi Metro construction site, officials said. Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal identified the victim as Ram Prakash, employed with Freyssinet Pre Stressing Company (FPCC) - a sub-contractor under Gammon India Limited.
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