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

• 01/01/2008
• Indian Journal of Transport Management

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.

• Attachments:
  • Delhi Metro.pdf
• Tags:
  • Transport
  • Public Transport
  • Urban Transport
  • Metro
  • Urban Transport Institutions
  • Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
  • India
  • Delhi

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