The Delhi Metro is owned and operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which is a joint venture company with equal 50:50 equity participation from the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD). It is not owned by a foreign country, but rather by the Indian government and the Delhi state government.
DMRC is a joint venture between the Government of India (GoI) and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) with 50:50 equity participation.
Built using renowned Japanese engineering, the Delhi Metro has made travel in the city more efficient and convenient for its 1.8 million daily users. A sign of India's continuing development, the rail system also serves as a symbol of India-Japan ties.
JICA's longstanding assistance has been instrumental in building one of the world's most modern and efficient metro systems. The visit underscores the strong bilateral ties between India and Japan, which extend across infrastructure, technology, and economic cooperation.
The Delhi government's contribution to this combined phase stands at ₹1,987.86 crore. Meanwhile, the Rithala- Kundli Corridor is estimated to cost around ₹6,230.99 crore.For this corridor, the Delhi Government will provide ₹1,398.32 crore.
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Which country helped in Delhi Metro?
Japan provided loans and assisted in the construction of the Delhi Metro, applying methods used in public infrastructure in Japan such as women-only cars, the custom of lining up for the train and braille blocks.
In the financial year 2023-24, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) incurred a loss before tax amounting to Rs 1,781.7 crore. In 2024-25, the losses are likely to be Rs 1,598 crore.
Japan was aware that India has a large middle-class population of some 350 million providing a huge market as also the fact that it enjoys comparative demographic advantage given that 65 per cent of its population is below 35 years of age.
India's strategic location at the tip of the Indian Ocean, its large production of armaments, and its huge armed forces played a decisive role in halting the progress of Imperial Japan in the South-East Asian theatre.
It calculates total passengers and revenue separately for peak and non-peak hours, and sums them to estimate a total daily revenue of approximately Rs. 492 lakhs, or Rs. 49.2 million.
The metro system is operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), a public sector company established by the Government of India and the Government of Delhi in May 1995.
The Government of India under Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and the Government of Delhi set up the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 3 May 1995, with Elattuvalapil Sreedharan its managing director.
Delhi Metro Bikini Girl – Rhythm Chanana in an exclusive interaction with Telly Talk talks about her side of the story. Rhythm talks about the incident regarding her controversy & her fashion style. She also talks about being compared to Urfi Javed.
Rapid Metro connects the commercial areas of Gurgaon, and acts as a feeder link to the Delhi Metro with an interchange with its Yellow Line at Sikanderpur metro station. Built by Rapid Metro Gurgaon Limited (RMGL), the system was the world's first fully privately financed modern light metro system.
' More than just a voice of instruction, it is a familiar rhythm and reassurance — an emotion for millions of passengers who travel on the Delhi Metro. The Hindi voice belongs to Shammi Narang and the English one to Rini Simon Khanna.
India has overtaken Japan as the world's fourth-largest economy – and officials hope to pass Germany within three years, the government's end-of-year economic review calculates. Official confirmation, however, depends on data due in 2026 when final annual GDP figures are released.
Nepal. One of the few neighbouring countries India has a friendly and healthy relationship with is, but of course, it is very hospitable to Indian tourists. With the similarities in cultures and dietary choices, vegetarian food is easily found, and Hindi is spoken and understood by the majority of locals.
About 60% of the Metro's Phase I funding came from concessional loans (mostly from Japan's JICA), which Delhi Metro Rail Commission (DMRC) officials later cited as a reason they “are already in debt” and could not afford fare concessions.
Delhi leads with a sprawling 394 km network, followed by Bengaluru (96 km), Mumbai (80.2 km), and Kolkata (74 km). Many of the newer, smaller networks, such as in Nagpur, Lucknow, and Pune, are also expanding at a brisk pace. The chart below shows the average daily ridership of each metro network in lakh.
