New Delhi, August 1: The number of trains in the Delhi Metro will go up by 45 per cent, from 227 trains at present to 328 which are run on four, six and eight-coach rakes. Lakhs of people travel regularly on the Delhi Metro across five corridors — Blue, Yellow, Red, Green and Violet.
With the completion of Phase 3 project, the network will expand from 218 km to 348 km. The number of trains will go up to 328 and the number of coaches will also rise to 2,158 from 1,468.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will start commissioning in phases two of its upcoming corridors — Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden) and Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) — this October. Both lines are expected to be completely operational by March 2018.
Out of the 690 new coaches, 504 will be used for the Magenta and Pink Lines. The number of trains in the existing corridors will also be increased from 227 to 244 to tackle the ever-increasing passenger rush.
