Miscellaneous

India’s Metro Rail Network status 2025

January 10 , 2025 3 hrs 0 min 32 0

Indian Metro systems is covering over 1,000 km across 11 states and 23 cities.
India has surpassed Japan in Metro Rail Projects in 2022.
Currently, India ranks third globally in operational Metro network length and is on track to become the 2nd largest Metro network in the world.
In 1984, the first metro line in India, covering 3.4 km between Esplanade and Bhowanipur, was opened in Kolkata.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was established in 1995.
Chennai's metro expanded in 2017 with the inauguration of its first underground section on the Green Line.
In 2020, India launched its first-ever driverless metro service on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line.
Kochi, Kerala, became the first city in India to launch a Water Metro Project in 2021.
In 2024, India’s first under-water metro tunnel inaugurated in Kolkata.