Minor fire at Delhi Metro station

October 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a bid to boost the convenience for its commuters, the Delhi Metro Sunday announced that airline passengers will be able to check in for their flights at the Dhaula Kuan station on the Airport Express line. This will be the third City Airport Terminal (CAT) along this route.

October 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A crane toppled at a Delhi Metro construction site here Saturday injuring two people, police said. The accident, blamed on "mechanical failure", took place at the proposed Saket Metro station in south Delhi.

October 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A security guard employed by a sub-contractor and posted at an under-construction Delhi Metro station fell from the elevated track and sustained injuries Saturday evening, an official said, adding it was not clear if this was a suicide attempt. The man, identified as Shambhu, was rushed to the Lal Bahadur Shahstri hospital after he fell from the track near Lakshmi Nagar station around 7 p.m., the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official said.

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.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi Metro train jumped tracks in the national capital on Wednesday afternoon, but no was injured in this freak accident. No one was injured in the mishap, which took place at Dwarka station in south-west Delhi at around 3:20 pm.

August 12th, 2009 DWARKA - A few bogies of a Delhi Metro train got derailed near Dwarka station in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place at around 3.20pm.

August 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.

June 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commuters of the Delhi Metro were caught by surprise Sunday when a series of mock drills conducted at five metro sites caused rail traffic to come to a standstill for over 40 minutes. Starting 8 a.m., the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) staged mock drills wherein scenes depicting terrorist attacks and serial bomb blasts were created simultaneously in five different metro premises, a DMRC statement said.

June 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper was critically injured after he fell on a Delhi metro railtrack and was hit by a train at the Civil Lines metro station in the capital Tuesday. Constable Jaipal Singh fell on the tracks around 8:50 a.m.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 50 volunteers of the Delhi Metro Citizens' Forum Wednesday went on a special drive on Metro trains and stations to check indisciplined commuters. About 50 volunteers are on a special drive to check indiscipline inside the Metro trains and stations dividing themselves into two groups who travelled on the Dwarka Sector 9 to Yamuna Bank and Dilshad Garden to Rithala routes, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesperson Anuj Dayal said.

April 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thursday completed the construction of its deepest tunnel, built below the existing Metro tunnel at Rajiv Chowk in the heart of the capital. 'The breakthrough achieved today (Thursday) marked the completion of the deepest tunnel of the Delhi Metro, which has been built below the existing tunnel of Central Secretariat - Vishwavidyalaya line at Rajiv Chowk,' a DMRC statement here said.

April 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Thursday completed the construction of its deepest tunnel, built below the existing Metro tunnel at Rajiv Chowk in the heart of the capital. 'The breakthrough achieved today (Thursday) marked the completion of the deepest tunnel of the Delhi Metro, which has been built below the existing tunnel of Central Secretariat - Vishwavidyalaya line at Rajiv Chowk,' a DMRC statement here said.

March 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 50-year-old man committed suicide by jumping in front of a Delhi Metro train at the Chawri Bazaar station Saturday, leading to disruption of services on the route for about 20 minutes. 'The man jumped in front of the metro train around 8.15 a.m.

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 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi Metro employee had a miraculous escape Friday night after he was dragged from one station to another with his hand stuck in the closed doors of the train. Satendra Kumar Jaiswal, 23, was facilitating commuters in boarding and deboarding trains at the busy Rajiv Chowk Metro station, when his hand was caught in the closing doors of a train at 7.30 p.m., according to Delhi Metro officials.