Delhi Metro completes 20 years: Overcoming the odds, Delhi Metro has successfully completed 20 years as the lifeline of the national capital. The first metro in Delhi was flagged off in 2002 by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The first train of the urban city rail system spanned 8.2 kms from Shahdara to Tis Hazari with just six stations. Today, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation operates 391 kilometers of the network on 12 corridors with 286 stations across Delhi and NCR. Let’s go down memory lane and look back at some of the key achievements of the Delhi Metro that led to this network becoming the salvation for the everyday commuter.
Green Metro
In 2011, DMRC was certified as the first metro and rail-based system by the United Nations which got carbon credits for cutting down greenhouse gas emissions.
