Delhi Metro to recover Phase-I cost by 2011

October 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.

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro has nearly completed tunnelling work on its Phase II with its massive boring machine poised to finish the tough job at a south Delhi site, a Metro official said Monday. "The Delhi Metro erected the last pre-cast segments of the underground stretch of Phase II.

September 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.

September 11th, 2009 BANGALORE - State-run Bharat Earth Movers Friday rolled out India's first set of four standard gauge metro cars for Delhi Metro Rail Corp's second phase of mass rapid transport system. The stainless steel air-conditioned coaches are indigenously manufactured at Bharat Earth's Bangalore complex under technology transfer from Rotem of South Korea.

August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Monday sanctioned Rs.3 crore for the Delhi Metro to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on the third phase of the Metro that will cover a route of nearly 85 km. "In all, Rs.60 million (Rs.6 crore) would be required for the preparation of the DPR.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Delhi Metro faces a tough time with three accidents in the last 10 days, its chief E. Sreedharan Wednesday said that 90 people have died in several accidents related to the construction of the mass transport system over the last one decade in the national capital.

July 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.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday demanded that accountability should be fixed in the tragic incident of bridge collapse in the capital, which killed five persons and left many injured. "I think the government should carry out investigation.

June 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.

June 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get an early clearance for the Rs.20.8 billion (Rs.2,082 crore) Delhi-Faridabad metro project from the Delhi government. "The detailed project report of Delhi-Faridabad metro project, having a length of 13.875 km, was prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRCL).

May 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) managing director E. Sreedharan Sunday said the proposal for phase-III of construction was awaiting approval from the state government.

March 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.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bombardier Transportation, a unit of Germany-based Bombardier Inc, expects to get orders for 100 more metro coaches from Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC), a company official said here Thursday. The company has already bagged an order for 424 coaches from DMRC.

January 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has approved the Rs.146-billion (Rs.14,600-crore) Chennai Metro Rail project, it said here Thursday. The project will be executed by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, a joint venture with equal equity participation from the central and state governments, which has been set up on the lines of the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC).

December 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will observe an awareness week Jan 1-7 for safe use of elevators and escalators by its commuters across stations. 'Watch your step as you get onto the escalator, hold the railing' - are some of the instructions found on the sign boards put at Metro stations in the capital.