Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon
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Rapid Metro Gurgaon near Phase 2
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At Micromax Moulsari Avenue station.
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| Native name | रैपिड मेट्रो रेल गुड़गांव | ||
| Owner | Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Ltd. (RMGL) | ||
| Locale | Gurugram, Haryana, India | ||
| Transit type | Metro | ||
| Number of lines | 1 | ||
| Number of stations | 11 | ||
| Daily ridership | 35,000 (2016) | ||
| Headquarters | Ambience Corporate Towers, Ambience Island, NH 8, Gurgaon | ||
| Website | rapidmetrogurgaon |
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| Began operation | 14 November 2013 | ||
| Character | Fully elevated and grade-separated | ||
| Number of vehicles | 12 | ||
| Train length | 3 coaches | ||
| Headway | 4 minutes | ||
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| System length | 11.7 km (7.3 mi) | ||
| No. of tracks | 2 (7.8 km) 1 (3.7 km) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) | ||
| Electrification | 750 V, DC via third rail | ||
| Average speed | 35 km/h (22 mph) | ||
| Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) | ||
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Rapid Metro is a metro system serving the city of Gurgaon, Haryana. The system provides interchange with the Delhi Metro's Yellow Line at Sikandarpur. Rapid Metro has a total length of 11.7 kilometres serving 11 stations. The system is fully elevated using standard-gauge tracks. Rapid Metro connects the commercial areas of Gurgaon, and acts as a feeder link to the people. Earlier, they required their own private vehicles or take an auto or public tempos in order to reach the workplaces from the metro stations.
Built and operated by Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL), the system is the world's first fully privately financed metro. The venture does not have any investment from the Union Government, Haryana Government or any public sector undertaking. Services operate daily between 06:05 and 00:36 running with a headway of 4 minutes. The trains are composed of three cars. The power output is supplied by 750 volt direct current through third rail. The metro system was the first in India to auction naming rights for its stations.
Originally planned to open in 2012, the first phase of the system opened on 14 November 2013. The second phase of the project began commercial operation on 31 March 2017
A 3.2 km metro line between Sikanderpur and National Highway 8 was originally proposed in September 2007. The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) invited expressions of interest to construct the metro line on built-operate-transfer basis with a 99 year lease in 2008. However, real estate developer DLF wanted to provide metro connectivity to its Cyber City. A new tender was issued in July 2008, with the DLF-IL&FS consortium emerging as the only bidder. The project was initially conceived as a collaborative venture between DLF and Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS), a subsidiary of the Saudi Binladin Group. But DLF, facing financial problems, pulled out and IL&FS became the sole owner. The venture thus does not have any investment by the Union Government, Haryana government or any public sector undertaking. Rapid Metro did not even get the 20 acres of land, which it required to construct the first phase of the project, at any concessional rate from the state.
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