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=== Railway === [[File:New Delhi railway station 2.jpg|thumb|A passenger train at the [[New Delhi railway station]]. Freight awaits pick up or transportation to other destinations.]] Delhi is a major junction in the Indian railway network and is the headquarters of the [[Northern Railway (India)|Northern Railway]]. The main railway stations are [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]], [[Delhi Junction Railway Station|Old Delhi]], [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]], [[Anand Vihar Railway Terminal|Anand Vihar]], [[Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station|Delhi Sarai Rohilla]] and [[Delhi Cantonment railway station|Delhi Cantt]].<ref name=ecosurv12 /> The [[Delhi Metro]], a mass rapid transit system built and operated by [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]] (DMRC), serves many parts of Delhi and the neighbouring cities [[Ghaziabad]], [[Faridabad]], [[Gurgaon]] and [[Noida]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.delhimetrorail.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=63aQSC8zmhslld |title=Faridabad Metro Corridor β Press Brief |publisher=Delhimetrorail.com |access-date=24 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101225813/https://www.delhimetrorail.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=63aQSC8zmhslld |archive-date=1 January 2016 }}</ref> {{as of|2021|December|}}, the metro consists of [[List of Delhi Metro lines|ten operational lines]] with a total length of {{convert|348.12|km|mi|abbr=on}} and [[List of Delhi metro stations|254 stations]], and several other lines are under construction.<ref name="tie-10aug18">{{cite news |last1=Barman |first1=Sourav Roy |title=Since 2013, 99% of Delhi Metro trips have been on time |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/since-2013-99-of-delhi-metro-trips-have-been-on-time-5299822/ |work=The Indian Express |date=10 August 2018 |location=New Delhi |access-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811064615/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/since-2013-99-of-delhi-metro-trips-have-been-on-time-5299822/ |archive-date=11 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Phase-I was built at a cost of US$2.3 billion and the Phase-II was expected to cost an additional {{INRConvert|216|b}}.<ref name="Bloomberg.com: Opinion">{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&refer=columnist_mukherjee&sid=afv8Sf2MUvac|title=Bloomberg.com: Opinion|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=3 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027123847/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&refer=columnist_mukherjee&sid=afv8Sf2MUvac|archive-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> Phase-II has a total length of {{Convert|128|km|abbr=on}} and was completed by 2010.<ref name="Economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Shipping__Transport/Get_ready_for_revolution_on_wheels/articleshow/3332826.cms |title=Get ready for revolution on wheels |work=The Economic Times |access-date=3 November 2008 |date=6 August 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111203439/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Shipping__Transport/Get_ready_for_revolution_on_wheels/articleshow/3332826.cms |archive-date=11 January 2009 }}</ref> [[Delhi Metro]] completed 10 years of operation on 25 December 2012. It carries millions of passengers every day.<ref name="10 years of Delhi Metro">{{cite web|url=https://www.delhimetrorail.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=c4kJd1nWTgMlld|title=10 years of Delhi Metro|publisher=delhimetrorail.com|date=24 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830032441/https://www.delhimetrorail.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=c4kJd1nWTgMlld|archive-date=30 August 2013}}</ref> In addition to the Delhi Metro, a suburban railway, the [[Delhi Suburban Railway]] exists.<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite news |title=Changing Delhi map makes Ring Railway redundant |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/news/changing-delhi-map-makes-ring-railway-redundant/752994/0 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=22 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228113258/https://www.indianexpress.com/news/changing-delhi-map-makes-ring-railway-redundant/752994/0 |archive-date=28 February 2011 }}</ref>
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