The Delhi Metro is a mass rapid transit system which serves Delhi and its adjoining satellite cities, such as Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida and Bahadurgarh, in the National Capital Region of India. The system consists of 10 colour-coded lines serving 256 stations, with a total length of 350.42 kilometres (217.74 mi). It is India's largest and busiest metro rail system and the second-oldest, after the Kolkata Metro. The metro has a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using broad-gauge and standard-gauge tracks. The metro makes over 4,300 trips daily.
A Yellow Line train at Patel Chowk metro station
Older rolling stock used by the DMRC on Line 1. Most of the stock running on Lines 2, 3, and 4 are planned to be sent to Line 1.
Old Yellow Line Mitsubishi-Rotem trainset
Train arriving at a Yellow Line station
Urban rail transit in India
Urban rail transit in India plays an important role in intracity transportation in the major cities which are highly populated. It consists of rapid transit, suburban rail, monorail, and tram systems.
The Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro
India's modern regional rail system in Meerut, the RapidX
Mylapore MRTS station in Chennai. The suburban rail is the largest urban transit mode in India by ridership.
Life-size model of a horse-drawn tram at the City Centre arcade, Salt Lake, Kolkata