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Delhi Metro

rapid transit system in India serving Delhi and surrounding regions
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Delhi Metro
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Summary

Delhi Metro is a rapid transit[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of rapid transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,607 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Community of Metros Benchmarking Group[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Delhi[4], Noida[5], Faridabad[6], Ghaziabad[7], Gurgaon[8], National Capital Region[9]
  • Country: India[10]
  • Instance of: rapid transit in India[11]
  • Operator: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation[12]
  • Headquarters location: Barakhamba Road metro station[13]
  • Part of: Q114436341[14]
  • Commons category: Delhi Metro[15]
  • Has part(s): Violet Line[16], Blue Line[17], Pink Line[18], Red Line[19], Airport Express Line[20], Green Line[21], Yellow Line[22], Magenta Line[23], Grey Line[24], Rapid Metro Gurgaon[25], Golden Line[26], Subhash Nagar metro station[27], Lajpat Nagar metro station[28], Phase 3 metro station[29]
  • Inception: January 1, 2002[30]
  • Official website: https://www.delhimetrorail.com[31]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Delhi Metro[32]
  • Commons gallery: Delhi Metro[33]
  • Email address: mailto:helpline@dmrc.org[34]
  • Daily patronage: 2,790,000[35], 2,590,000[36]
  • Date of official opening: December 24, 2002[37]
  • Length: 213 km[38], 193 km[39], 277 km[40]
  • Has list: list of Delhi metro stations[41]
  • Patronage: 926,100,000[42]
  • State of use: in use[43]
  • Social media followers: 215,565[44], 123,193[45], 288,613[46], 365,368[47]

Why It Matters

Delhi Metro has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Related Entities

Ghaziabad Gurgaon India

References

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  32. [34] ↑ . delhimetrorail.com. delhimetrorail.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . delhimetrorail.com. delhimetrorail.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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