Fact #1
The Delhi Metro carries more than 700 million passengers every year (and growing) - that's more than double the population of United States.
Fact #2
The Calcutta Metro (16.75 kms) took 22 years to build. The first and second phase of the Delhi
Metro (168 kms) under the leadership of E Sreedharan, was built in less than 8 years.
Fact #3
The Delhi Metro network is expected to cover 295 kms carrying over 4 million daily passengers by 2016.
Fact #4
The Delhi Metro has more than 200 trains which, combined, travel 69,000 kms every day. Just to give you an idea: The earth's circumference is a mere 40,075 kms.
Fact #5
The Delhi Metro is punctual 99.7% of the time. That's outstanding.
The Female voice of the Delhi Metro — Rini Simon Khanna (Speaks in English)
The Male voice of the Delhi Metro — Shammi Narang (Speaks in Hindi)
source :- quora.com
The Delhi Metro carries more than 700 million passengers every year (and growing) - that's more than double the population of United States.
Fact #2
The Calcutta Metro (16.75 kms) took 22 years to build. The first and second phase of the Delhi
Metro (168 kms) under the leadership of E Sreedharan, was built in less than 8 years.
Fact #3
The Delhi Metro network is expected to cover 295 kms carrying over 4 million daily passengers by 2016.
Fact #4
The Delhi Metro has more than 200 trains which, combined, travel 69,000 kms every day. Just to give you an idea: The earth's circumference is a mere 40,075 kms.
Fact #5
The Delhi Metro is punctual 99.7% of the time. That's outstanding.
The Female voice of the Delhi Metro — Rini Simon Khanna (Speaks in English)
The Male voice of the Delhi Metro — Shammi Narang (Speaks in Hindi)
source :- quora.com
