Delhi Metro stations witness long queues of commuters amid COVID-19 curbs
Every year, revellers gather at Connaught Place, the heart of New Delhi, adjacent to the metro station, to ring in the New Year. However, with new Covid restrictions and night curfew in place from 11 PM onwards in Delhi amid a scare of Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the crowd is likely to be small.
Dec 30, 2021, 13:13 PM IST
Farmers' protest: Be ready to shut down these 12 metro stations at short notice, writes Delhi Police to DMRC over ‘chakka jam’ on February 6
In the letter, New Delhi DCP asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to stay prepared to shut down a dozen metro stations, if the need arises, within a short notice. The DCP has said that given the circumstances of law and order and to control the crowd, the metro staff should be ready.
Feb 05, 2021, 20:30 PM IST
Republic Day 2021: These stations of Delhi Metro to remain closed on Jan 26, check list
In an advisory, the DMRC informed that services on HUDA City Centre-Samaypur Badli metro line will be partially regulated on Republic Day, while the gates of the Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan metro stations will remain closed until 12 noon. It added that the Central Secretariat station will only be used for interchange of passengers between Line 2 and Line 6.
Jan 24, 2021, 15:36 PM IST
DMRC to provide real-time update on waiting time at high footfall Delhi metro stations; check details here
For the first time, the DMRC will provide real-time average waiting time at selected Delhi metro stations.
Nov 11, 2020, 18:45 PM IST
Delhi Metro extends e-rickshaw services to 12 more stations to boost last-mile connectivity
Delhi Metro on Wednesday (February 19) extended e-rickshaw services to 12 more Metro stations spread across its network in the national capital, where now 29 stations will have a fleet of over 1000 e-rickshaws to provide the last mile connectivity to passengers of nearby localities from 6 AM to 11 PM.
Feb 19, 2020, 18:24 PM IST
Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Entry and exit gates of several Delhi metro stations re-opened, check here
Besides this, Section 144 has also been imposed in Red Fort area to maintain law and order hours after a request by a Swaraj Abhiyan for a peaceful march against the Act was denied by the Delhi Police from Red Fort area to Shaheed Park, ITO for Thursday.
Dec 19, 2019, 11:12 AM IST
Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests: All Delhi Metro stations remain operational
"Entry & exit gates at all stations have been opened. Normal services have resumed in all stations," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announed taking to micro-blogging site Twitter.
Dec 18, 2019, 10:57 AM IST
Delhi metro stations to sell tickets for India International Trade Fair from November 14
The ticket for ‘General Public Days’ will be sold from Tuesday, as the fair will open for the general public from November 19 to 27.
Nov 13, 2019, 18:41 PM IST
Cannot equate metro stations with airports: Delhi Metro tells HC
The DMRC in its affidavit has further said that its stations cannot be equated with airports as commuters stay at a station for around five minutes, while they have to wait for hours at airports.
May 13, 2018, 14:57 PM IST
Woman hangs self at Delhi's Kashmiri Gate Metro station
A woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at a Delhi Metro station here.
Mar 23, 2017, 10:23 AM IST
Not forcing commuters to go cashless: Delhi Metro
Facing backlash over its plan to make ten stations "cashless", Delhi Metro on Saturday said the plan would not strip commuters of choice as there will be options of using cash in Ticket Vending Machines and counters.
Dec 24, 2016, 19:14 PM IST
10 Delhi metro stations to go cashless from new year
Metro will make 10 of its stations, across various sections of its network, go completely cashless from January 1, 2017 by opting digital payment app Paytm for token purchase and smart card recharge, it was announced on Friday.
Dec 23, 2016, 23:36 PM IST
Delhi Metro plans to open 106 new kiosks at 74 stations
The kiosks will come up at 74 stations across all six corridors of metro, including the Airport Express Line. Even smaller stations will have such outlets now, a metro official said.
Aug 17, 2015, 18:50 PM IST
Delhi metro stations' names up for grabs
In a major innovative step to boost revenues, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to auction off some of its stations' names.
Jul 25, 2014, 17:08 PM IST
