Rapid Transit in India consists of metro, monorail and light rail systems. The first rapid transit system in India was the Kolkata Metro, which started operations in 1984. It was followed by the Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System, which started operations in 1995. The Delhi Metro was India's first modern metro and the third metro overall, beginning operations in 2002. Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon, which starts operations in April 2013, will be India's first privately owned and operated metro.
In 2009, it was decided to invest 200000 crore(s) (US$36.6 billion) on metro rail projects in next ten years. It is planned that all Indian cities having population more that 20 lakhs will have metro rail system. Currently, rapid transit systems have been deployed in these cities and more are under construction or in planning in several major cities of India.
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