Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Half Ticket

The honeymoon is over for Mumbai Metro One Ltd, the entity that is to give the city the first phase of its Rs 19,500-crore, 146.5-km metro project. A PPP between Reliance Energy, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) and an international company, it isn't exactly off the tracks, but there's serious bad weather building.

Publication Date:

07/04/2008

Author(s): Smruti Koppikar

Source: Outlook (New Delhi)

Tags:

Urban Housing, High Capacity Bus, Metro, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Ministry Of Urban Development, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (T), Delhi, Kerala, Kochi, Mumbai

Transport

FTA Mission to India Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai September 20 30, 2007

This report summarizes the activities associated with the FTA Mission to India conducted in September 2007. The mission provided the U.S. delegation with the opportunity to meet with senior Indian transportation officials, and to gain first-hand knowledge of India's current plans for transportation infrastructure improvements. The tour was also designed to identify any lessons learned for the U.S. transit industry, particularly in relation to the implementation and operation of Bus Rapid Transit systems, and to identify opportunities for U.S.

Publication Date:

01/03/2008

Author(s): Sherry E. Little

Source: Federal Transit Administration

Tags:

Urban Transport, High Capacity Bus, Metro, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Ministry Of Urban Development, United States Of America (US), India, Delhi, Ahmedabad (T), Mumbai

Transport

Mythologies, Metro rail systems and future urban transport

There is still no clear vision among planners, policymakers and transport experts about what will make Indian cities better places to live in as far as mobility and access are concerned. The prevailing mythology is that construction of metro rail systems will somehow solve the problems of the future.

Publication Date:

26/01/2008

Author(s): Dinesh Mohan

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

43

Issue:

4

pp:

41

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, Transport, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Rail Transport, Metro, Congestion, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), India, Statistics

Transport

Delhi Metro - The changing face of urban public transport in India

For many years, India lagged behind the rest of the world in the field of urban public transport. This changed with the formation of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) in 1995, with the mandate to build a Metro system in the Indian capital New Delhi. The project has provided significant environmental and social benefits to the city.

Publication Date:

01/01/2008

Author(s): E. Sreedharan

Source: Indian Journal of Transport Management

Vol:

32

Issue:

1

pp:

57

Tags:

Transport, Public Transport, Urban Transport, Metro, Urban Transport Institutions, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), India, Delhi