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=== Road === New Delhi has one of India's largest bus transport systems. Buses are operated by the state-owned [[Delhi Transport Corporation]] (DTC), which owns the largest fleet of [[compressed natural gas]] (CNG)-fueled buses in the world and Delhi Transit. Personal vehicles especially cars also form a major chunk of vehicles plying on New Delhi roads. New Delhi has the highest number of registered cars compared to any other metropolitan city in India. Taxis and Auto Rickshaws also ply on New Delhi roads in large numbers. New Delhi has one of the highest road density in India and average vehicle speed is around {{cvt|15β20|km/h}} in peak hours in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2016 |title=Capital chaos: Delhi's traffic has slowed down and doubled time spent on roads |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/capital-chaos-delhi-s-traffic-has-slowed-down-and-doubled-time-spent-on-roads/story-ZTp1UviD50hOXvdZpGs8FN.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117230239/https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/capital-chaos-delhi-s-traffic-has-slowed-down-and-doubled-time-spent-on-roads/story-ZTp1UviD50hOXvdZpGs8FN.html |archive-date=17 November 2021 |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> Some roads and expressways serve as important pillars of New Delhi's road infrastructure: * Inner [[Ring Road]] is one of the most important "state highways" in New Delhi. It is a {{Convert|51|km|abbr=on}} long circular road, which connects important areas in New Delhi. Owing to more than 2 dozen grade-separators/flyovers, the road is almost signal-free.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * Outer [[Ring Road]] is another major artery in New Delhi that links far-flung areas of Delhi.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * The Delhi Noida Direct Flyway ([[DND Flyway]]) is an eight-laned access controlled tolled expressway which connects New Delhi and Delhi to [[Noida]] (an important satellite city of [[Uttar Pradesh]]). The acronym DND stands for "Delhi-Noida Direct".{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * 'The [[Delhi Gurgaon Expressway]] is a {{Convert|28|km|abbr=on}} expressway connecting New Delhi to [[Gurgaon]], an important satellite city of [[Haryana]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * The [[Delhi Faridabad Skyway]] is controlled tolled expressway which connects New Delhi to [[Faridabad]], an important satellite city of [[Haryana]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} ==== National Highways ==== New Delhi is connected by road to the rest of India through National highways:{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} * [[National Highway 19 (India)]] (old number: NH 2), commonly referred to as Delhi-Kolkata Road is a busy Indian National Highway that runs through the states of Delhi, [[Haryana]], Uttar Pradesh, [[Bihar]], Jharkhand, and [[West Bengal]]. * [[National Highway 44 (India)]] is a National Highway that connects Srinagar with Kanyakumari and passes through Delhi. * [[National Highway 48 (India)]] is a National Highway that connects New Delhi with [[Chennai]]. * [[National Highway 9 (India)]] is a National Highway that connects [[Malout]] in Punjab to [[Pithoragarh]] in Uttarakhand and passes through Delhi.
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