Top 10 Facts About Delhi Metro That You Didn't Know

All it took was little more than 8 years as to build Delhi Metro Phase 1 as compared to 22 years for Kolkata. Ever since Phase 1, Delhi Metro has been spanning its web across various parts of Delhi/NCR and boasts of having a yearly ridership which is more than a population of several other countries including USA. You may be a regular commuter of Delhi Metro and may have been traveling in it for years, but chances are quite high that you may not be knowing the following facts about the prestigious Delhi Metro.

1) Disabled Friendly

Have you noticed the tiled yellow line on the station platform (Not the other yellow line running along the track)? They are not there for beautification but they serve as a pathway for blind and specially abled. They are carved from platform directly to the lift, further leading to the exit. If requested, DMRC provides a guard to the specially person to help him/her and escort till the next station where the next guard takes over till the person completes his metro journey.

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2) No dustbins

You will not find any dustbins at any Metro station. Its amazing to see the stations looking so clean in-spite of this. The primary reason why DMRC opposes keeping dustbin is to discourage eating, drinking and throwing litter around the station.

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3) When the lights go out

Another thing that you will have noticed is that sometimes power goes off and the ACs stop working in the coach. This is due to the Power Shift in the metro. The sub stations or neutral zones have limited power supply capacity and thus they juggle between various substations to keep the process moving. Thus, during this shifting of source, there for a few seconds the ACs and lights go off.

4) Sari Guard

This engineering marvel has also considered Indian sentiments. As metro commuters are always running, which can be dangerous for the escalators DMRC has installed a sari guard feature in the escalators which prevents the loose clothes from getting trapped leading to injuries. 

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5) Distance Covered

In a day with more than 200 trains, Delhi Metro travels a distance of approx 69,1000 kilometers, which is even greater than the circumference of the earth (40,075 km). 

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6) Mascot

 Maitree, is the name given to the mascot of DMRC after a girl who was delivered on the coach in July 2012. The mascot which is a girl in blue uniform can be seen across all metro stations.

7) First "Smart" Metro

Even though metro rail networks existed throughout the world since ages, DMRC is the first body to introduce RFID tokens and smart cards for metros. This has lead to easy access of passenger.

8) Circular Discs

The hanging circular discs at metro are not for playing darts but to shoo away the birds. It helps in distracting the birds from sitting on the top of the roof and avoid dirt on the station as well as to protect them from electricity lines. 

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9) DMRC Earns Carbon Credit

Our metro project is the first of its kind in the entire world that has earned carbon credits by using the regenerative braking system which helps to reduce the electricity consumption to up to 30%.

10) DMRC is Profitable!

Only a small percentage of the public transportation system in the world are able to make break even, let alone make profit. In India, we cannot recall any such body which is making profit. But yes, the operating profit of DMRC is witnessing a steady operating profit every year.

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