Delhi Suburban Railway
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| Overview | |
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| Locale | National Capital Region, India |
| Transit type | Suburban Rail |
| Operation | |
| Operator(s) | Northern Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge |
| Delhi Ring Railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Suburban Rail |
| System | Delhi Suburban Railway |
| Locale | Delhi, India |
| Termini |
Hazrat Nizamuddin Hazrat Nizamuddin |
| Daily ridership | 3,700 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Operator(s) | Northern Railway |
| Character | At Grade |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge |
Delhi Suburban Railway is a suburban rail service operated by Northern Railway for the National Capital Region. This railway service covers Delhi, along with the adjoining districts of Faridabad, Ghaziabad and other adjoining places in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. These services are mostly run using EMU and MEMU rakes. This also includes passenger trains and DMU services up to Rewari in Haryana, which is also considered part of the National Capital Region. It not only runs through Delhi, but also offers its services to parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh like Rewari, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and many others. Passenger and DMU services not only operate in Delhi, but extend up to Rewari district in Haryana.
Delhi Suburban Railway uses the same tracks that are also used for long distance trains. In 2009 Ladies Special trains were introduced between New Delhi and Palwal and from New Delhi to Ghaziabad and Panipat.
The services are currently available on the following routes.
At present, EMUs in Delhi run with 12 coaches, of which ten are general compartments and two are ladies compartment. As per the Northern Railway estimates, there are more than 110 suburban trains, which ply on important sections.
Delhi Ring Railway is part of the Delhi Suburban Railway services. The Ring Railway is a circular rail network in Delhi, which runs parallel to the Ring Road and was conceived during the 1982 Asian Games. Started in 1975 to service goods, it later upgraded for the Games, when 24 additional services were started. Its circular route is 35 km long, which the train takes 90–120 minutes to complete, both clockwise and anti-clockwise, via Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, from 8am-7pm. With a return ticket for the entire journey costing ₹12, compared to with Delhi Metro, which is around ₹60, it is preferred by poor and middle-class families. It runs seven clockwise and six anti-clockwise trains at a peak frequency of 60-90 min., during the morning and evening rush hours. However, in the coming decades Delhi spread far beyond Ring Road, making the ring railway largely redundant. Nevertheless, prior to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 7 stations near the sports venues, namely Chanakyapuri, Sarojini Nagar, Inderpuri Halt, Lajpat Nagar, Sewa Nagar, Lodhi Colony and Safdarjung, received a facelift at the cost of ₹3 crores.
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