Rail Transport in India - Rapid Transit

Rapid Transit

The first modern rapid transit in India was the Kolkata Metro, with operations starting in 1984. Chennai MRTS acts as second urban mass transit system since 1997 and differs from country's other MRTS suburban systems. The Delhi Metro in the capital city of New Delhi is third conventional metro beginning operations in 2002.The Namma Metro in Bangalore is India's fourth operational rapid transit beginning operations in 2011. Currently, rapid transit systems have been deployed in these cities and more are under construction or in planning in several major cities of India.

Cities that have a metro system:

  • Kolkata Metro
  • Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
  • Delhi Metro
  • Namma Metro

Metro systems under Construction

  • Mumbai Metro
  • Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon
  • Pune Metro
  • Jaipur Metro
  • Lucknow Metro
  • Kanpur Metro
  • Chennai Metro
  • Navi Mumbai Metro
  • Hyderabad Metro
  • Kochi Metro
  • Patna Metro

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