Man attempts suicide at Rajiv Chowk, Metro services hit in rush hr
CISF men take him to RML, his condition is serious A 30-year-old man attempted suicide by jumping in front of a train at Rajiv Chowk Metro station, disrupting services during the evening rush hour on...
View ArticleTravel fast and cheap as Metro shrinks Delhi
NEW DELHI: Come 2016, and Delhi is all set to become smaller.Thanks to 18 more interchange stations--connecting two or more lines--in Phase III of Delhi Metro, distances will shrink. While the Metro...
View ArticlePassengers stranded as snag hits Blue Line again
Despite being newly insulated just days ago, the overhead electrification (OHE) wire on which metro trains run, snapped yet again for the same Blue Line of the Delhi Metro’s network. Commuters had a...
View ArticleUpcoming metro stations will have toilets in paid area
Ever had to answer a nature’s call during a metro ride and found it almost impossible to locate a toilet in the station? Well, the task is now going to get easier as all upcoming metro stations under...
View ArticleMetro blues: Trade fair, holiday and a suicide attempt
New Delhi: Travelling on the Blue line-Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida/Vaishali-turned into a nightmare for commuters on Wednesday. Metro officials said the daily ridership jumped from 15,000 to 80,000 at...
View ArticleBuy tickets for IITF at metro stations
Tickets for entry to the India International Trade Fair (IITF) are going to be available at metro stations from November 14 onwards. “Entry tickets to IITF for business days are going to be available...
View ArticleMetro’s interchange revolution: Up to 30-minute cut in commute times, 10 lakh...
NEW DELHI: Your commute from Gurgaon to Noida will soon take 30 minutes less. Likewise, you will save half an hour while going from Janakpuri to Faridabad, and over 15 minutes getting to Lajpat Nagar...
View ArticleGet your Book Fair tickets at metro stations
Sale of tickets for the WorldBook Fair, which will be held at Pragati Maidan here, will start at select Metro stations across the national capital region (NCR) from January 9. The tickets will be sold...
View ArticleMetro's interchange revolution: Up to 30-minute cut in commute times, 10 lakh...
NEW DELHI: Your commute from Gurgaon to Noida will soon take 30 minutes less. Likewise, you will save half an hour while going from Janakpuri to Faridabad, and over 15 minutes getting to Lajpat Nagar...
View ArticleDelhi Metro services to be partially curtailed on R-Day
Delhi Metro. Delhi Metro services will be partially curtailed on January 26 due to security arrangements for Republic Day as part of which four stations in the vicinity of Rajpath will down shutters in...
View ArticleNow, toilets outside stations too
With all its survey results indicating the need for cleaner and additional toilets, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has now taken up the project of installing additional public toilet utilities...
View ArticleTechnical snag hits services on Delhi Metro's Blue Line, commuters suffer
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Alok Kaushik used to take an hour and a half to reach his office in Dwarka from Noida on metro, but on Friday he had a nightmarish experience as his travel time was almost...
View ArticleServices stutter and stumble on Blue Line
Metro commuters had a tough time on Monday evening when services on the Blue Line (Dwarka-Noida/Vaishali) were severely affected due to a technical snag. Stations and trains were packed with passengers...
View ArticleSnag in overhead wire on the ‘Blue line’ delays Metro services in Delhi
This is the third incident of services being delayed due to a snag this month on the Blue Line. Metro services on the Blue Line were severely affected Monday evening following a glitch in the Over Head...
View ArticleMonday mayhem as snag hits Blue line
NEW DELHI: Just when the evening rush hour was to begin on Monday, the by-now-familiar culprit, overhead electrification (OHE) system, on Delhi Metro's Blue Line—Dwarka, Sector 21 to...
View ArticleDecongestion plan for Rajiv Chowk
Commuters using the busy Rajiv Chowk metro station will soon be able to breathe easy! The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has come up with a decongestion plan for the station wherein the viewers’...
View ArticleMetro gift-wraps chaos to commuters on Blue line
New Delhi: Thousands of people taking the Metro on Sunday were greeted with chaos and crowded platforms when they stepped out to celebrate Christmas as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had scheduled...
View ArticleTechnical snag disrupts Metro service for two hours on Sunday
The Metro line between Dwarka and Noida/Vaishali remained disrupted for two hours on Sunday morning. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials said that the area between the Indraprastha and Yamuna...
View ArticleSpeed restriction throws Metro trains on Blue Line off schedule
Tuesday morning brought inconvenience for Metro commuters on certain routes. Trains were halted for longer than their average stoppage time on the Blue Line due to technical snag...
View ArticleBlue line in slow lane for 3 hrs after electrical snag
New Delhi: A snag in the electrification system on Delhi Metro's Blue Line, which runs between Dwarka Sector 21 and Noida-Vaishali, led to restrictions being imposed on the speed of the trains for...
View ArticleSnag on Metro Blue Line delays services, again
Commuters using the Blue Line of Delhi Metro faced a harrowing time on Tuesday as the train speed was restricted following a snag in the Over Head Electrification (OHE) between Pragati Maidan and Mandi...
View ArticleMetro’s Blue Line catches cold, train services hit as circuit fails
The season’s coldest day, besides causing Delhiities to shiver, affected services on Delhi metro’s blue line (Dwarka-Vaishali/Noida) as a track circuit failed on Wednesday morning, possibly due to ‘low...
View ArticleDelhi Metro’s Pink Line to have longest bridge on Yamuna
Delhi Metro’s Line 7 (between Mukundpur– Shiv Vihar) will not only be the longest line on the network, but will also have the longest distance ever between two stations — 4.5km. The average distance...
View ArticleSnag hits Delhi Metro services on Blue Line, yet again
Train services on Delhi Metro’s Dwarka Sector-21-Noida/Vaishali (Blue Line) were hit due to a technical snag, yet again on Tuesday. The rail link is the busiest line of the Delhi Metro network and has...
View ArticlePassengers take note: Snags, delays on Delhi Metro’s Blue Line are here to stay
The problems for Metro commuters, especially those on the Blue Line that connects Noida/Vaishali to Dwarka sector 21, are likely to stay. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has said that delays on...
View ArticleJat protests: CISF to deploy more staff at metro stations to tackle chaos
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which manages security at Delhi Metro stations, is bracing for a chaotic Monday. The Delhi Metro has announced the closure of 12 stations in Delhi and 22...
View ArticleSnag in Delhi Metro's Blue Line leaves thousands stranded
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro's Blue Line (Dwarka 21-Noida City Centre/Vaishali) services came to a grinding halt on Tuesday when it developed a snag near the Indraprastha station, stranding thousands of...
View ArticleBird hit halts Blue line for 3 hours
New Delhi: Metro services on the snag-prone Blue Line (Dwarka Sector 21-Vaishali/ Noida City Centre) were paralysed for almost three hours on Tuesday evening due to a technical glitch, leaving...
View ArticleShort circuit in Metro: ‘Thankfully doors were open or else a stampede would...
Smoke coming out of the AC vent due to electrical short circuit on Delhi metro’s women coach caused panic among passengers travelling on the Blue Line on Thursday evening. Many of them alleged that a...
View ArticleDelhi metro Blue Line slows down in peak hours due to maintenance work
Delhi metro commuters again had a harrowing time on the Blue Line on Thursday morning as train movement slowed down during peak rush hour due to maintenance work. The busy line connects Noida and...
View ArticleMetro starts putting up screens to avoid mishaps
The Delhi Metro has started installing platform screen doors at the underground stations for the safety of commuters, a move meant to help arrest the rising number of suicides on its network. The Delhi...
View ArticleSignal glitches affect train service twice in 5 hours on Blue Line metro
The Dwarka-Noida line faced trouble early morning and was rectified at around noon. Services on Delhi Metro's Blue Line were affected twice in a span of five hours on Wednesday due to signalling...
View ArticleDelhi Metro’s blue line falters again
Delhi Metro’s Blue Line faltered on Tuesday morning, causing inconvenience to rush hour commuters....
View ArticleTechnical snag in Delhi metro blue line leaves thousands stranded
New Delhi: The passengers of the Delhi blue line metro service today faced a technical snag as the line that connects Noida and Vaishali to Dwarka ran at a snail’s pace around 5 p.m. There seem to be a...
View ArticleNo Delhi Metro trains in NCR from Sunday night because of Jat protests
Monday may prove to be difficult for office-goers in the NCR as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to shut all stations outside Delhi from Sunday night till further orders. With Jats...
View ArticleDelhi Metro: Travelling in Metro takes courage
New Delhi: For 25-year-old Shikha going to work in the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro is nothing less than a battle. The hour-long journey from Vaishali to Rajouri Garden in the crammed train takes...
View Article1,600 stuck in Delhi Metro as cable snaps
NEW DELHI: Nearly 1,600 Metro passengers had a harrowing time as they were stranded in the middle of the track for over half an hour after an overhead cable snapped near Laxmi Nagar station on...
View ArticleTrial runs begin on 6.5-km stretch of Metro’s Pink Line
The maiden trial run on the Delhi Metro network’s longest Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor (Line 7) of phase III, also known as the Pink Line, started on Thursday with driverless...
View ArticleProne to breakdowns
: The Delhi Metro’s Blue Line has been the most snag-prone among the six corridors of the city’s mass rapid transit system. It was owing to multiple technical glitches occurring on this line that the...
View ArticleNo Metro services outside Delhi from Sunday night
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday announced that metro services outside Delhi will be suspended from Sunday night till further notice in view of Jat groups threatening to...
View ArticleJat agitation: No Metro services outside Delhi from Sunday night
In a major blow for the commuters in the NCR, the metro services outside Delhi will be suspended from Sunday night till further notice, said Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday. Twelve...
View ArticleTrade fair tickets to be available at Metro stations
: Entry tickets for the India International Trade Fair (IITF), which is set to be opened to the public from November 19, will be available at all Delhi Metro stations starting from November 14. The...
View ArticleSnag on Metro Blue Line delays services in Delhi
Photo for representation purpose. A technical snag on the Delhi Metro’s Blue Line during peak office hours Friday affected services the entire day and left commuters stranded. Metro officials said the...
View ArticleMetro Blue Line hit due to technical snag
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Metro services on the Blue Line of Delhi Metro were severely hit on Tuesday due to a technical snag at the Mandi House station, causing major inconvenience to commuters. Metro...
View ArticleSnag hits Delhi Metro's Blue Line again
Delhi Metro commuters faced a harrowing time for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, when a technical snag affected services on one of its lines, causing trains to run slow and halt for...
View ArticleMetro trains delayed at Blue Line as eagle hit electric wire in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Metro’s Blue Line connecting Noida, Vaishali to Dwarka faced an enormous crowd due to its late running on Tuesday, leaving commuters hanging at different stations at 5...
View ArticleSnag disrupts Delhi Metro's Blue Line services
NEW DELHI: There was high drama near Laxmi Nagar Metro station on Wednesday after a technical snag held up Delhi Metro's Blue Line services during peak evening hours. Passengers created ruckus after a...
View ArticleNew insulators for Metro’s Blue Line
In a bid to prevent technical snags that lead to delays, the Delhi Metro has replaced insulators on the over head electrification (OHE) on the Blue Line, which is the busiest of all the existing...
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