Railway & Metro

The  Shanghai maglev train  or  Shanghai  Trans rapid    is a  magnetic levitation train  (maglev) line that operates in  Shanghai , China. It is the oldest commercial maglev still in operation, and the first commercial high-speed maglev with cruising speed of 431 km/h (268 mph). It is also the fastest commercial electric train in the world. The train line connects Shanghai Pudong International Airport (transfer to Line 2) and Longyang Road Station (in the outskirts of central Pudong, transfer to Lines  2 , 7, 16, and 18), where passengers can interchange to the Shanghai Metro to continue their trip to the city center. The line is not part of the Shanghai Metro network, which operates its own service to Pudong Airport from central Shanghai and Longyang Road Station (Line 2). At full speed, the journey takes 7 minutes and 20 seconds to complete the distance of 30 km (18...

The Delhi Meerut Rapid Rail completed a successful maiden test run on its depot track. Making the announcement of the development in a tweet, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited said that the successful test run was a “milestone achievement” on the way to completing the country’s first Regional Rail project on time. Last month, the power supply work on the rapid rail line was initiated by the officials, starting with the overhead equipment (OHE) on the route. For this, the OHE section on the inspection line (IBL) built at the Duhai depot was charged at 25000 volts. After this, preparations for the first trial run began. The NCRTC has set the target of 2023 to start operation on the 17-km stretch between Sahibabad and Duhai on the primary section of the corridor. The corridor will cover five stations, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, and Duhai depots. Railway officials while briefing the media, said that this maiden test was to check the power supply to the tr...

Delhi-NCR RRTS – Information Delhi Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) is semi-high speed rail system under construction by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation  (NCRTC) to connect Delhi with its distant suburbs via 8 lines, referred to as Smart Lines, with trains running at a max speed of 160 km/hr. The objective of this system is to reduce dependence of commuters on road based transportation and enhance regional connectivity within the National Capital Region. Within Delhi, the RRTS system will largely run underground, connect to the Delhi Metro Rail system and provide locals with a faster alternative option to reach their destination (Eg. nonstop service between Sarai Kale Khan – Kashmere Gate on the Delhi – Panipat line). Equivalent systems in the rest of the world include London’s Crossrail,  Paris’ RER  and Munich’s S-Bahn systems. The RRTS system’s Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line is being financed partly through an official dev...

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Information Ahmedabad Metro is an urban Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) being built by Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited, formerly known as ‘Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad’ (MEGA ),  to serve Ahmedabad – Gujarat’s biggest city and its capital, Gandhinagar, in the future. Construction work on Ahmedabad Metro’s Phase 1 with routes of 39.259 km started in 2015 and is expected to be completed in 2024. In February 2016, the Gujarat state government allocated a sum of Rs 2 crore in its 2016-17 state budget and appointed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare Phase 2’s Detailed Project Report (DPR). As per the draft DPR, the 18.522 km Line-2 is planned to be extended northward to connect Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar and will feature 1 branch/spur lines to GIFT City – view more information here. In February 2019, India’s Union Cabinet approved the construction of a 28.254 km Phase 2 with 2 corridors – a northwar...

  New metro rail (subway) systems are under construction and bringing about vast changes in 20+ Indian cities at a breath-taking pace. This page provides a quick snapshot with a list of all Indian metro & metrolite rail systems – operational, under construction (ongoing), approved (upcoming) and proposed (planned) projects.              Most Indian metro projects are being developed in phases (eg. Delhi Metro which is now on  Phase 4 ) while others are being developed by line as funds become available (eg. Mumbai Metro where  169 km  of lines are currently under construction in parallel). Note: I track each project at the package level which gives a better idea of each city’s network in different stages of development. Lengths are derived from tender or detailed design documents. When that is unavailable, satellite imagery is used for approximation. Key Figures Operational   Routes : 746.25 km Under Construction Route...