Editing Transport in India (section)

==== Metro ====
{{Main|Urban rail transit in India}}

The first modern [[rapid transit]] in India is the [[Kolkata Metro]] which started its operations in 1984 as the 17th Zone of the Indian Railways.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kolkata-Metro-is-now-the-17th-zone-of-Indian-Railways/articleshow/7186301.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104080043/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-29/india/28264643_1_metro-railway-kolkata-metro-foundation-stone |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-11-04 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Kolkata Metro is now the 17th zone of Indian Railways }}</ref> The [[Delhi Metro]] in New Delhi is India's second conventional metro and began operations in 2002. The [[Namma Metro]] in Bengaluru began operations in 2011 as India's third operational rapid transit system. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Aditi |first=Anwesha |date=August 2019 |title=Mass Transit in India: A Need for Change |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335004369 }}</ref>

The operational systems are [[Kolkata Metro]], [[Delhi Metro]], [[Namma Metro|Bengaluru Metro]], [[Rapid Metro Gurgaon|Gurgaon Metro]], [[Mumbai Metro]], [[Jaipur Metro]], [[Chennai Metro]], [[Kochi Metro]], [[Lucknow Metro]], [[Nagpur Metro]], [[Noida Metro]], [[Hyderabad Metro]], [[Kanpur Metro]], [[Ahmedabad Metro]], [[Pune Metro]], [[Navi Mumbai Metro]], [[Agra Metro]] and [[Ahmedabad Metro]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Metro Rail Networks: Quick Guide, Routes Map, Start Date |url=https://www.fabhotels.com/blog/indian-metro-rail-networks/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=FabHotels Travel Blog |language=en-US |archive-date=27 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627130249/https://www.fabhotels.com/blog/indian-metro-rail-networks/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The under implementation systems are [[Varanasi Metro]], [[Madurai Metro]], Vijayawada Metro, [[Patna Metro]], [[Meerut Metro]], [[Guwahati Metro]], [[Chandigarh Metro]], [[Bhopal Metro]], [[Kozhikode Light Metro]], [[Indore Metro]], [[Thiruvananthapuram Metro]], [[Coimbatore Metro]], Visakhapatnam Metro, [[Surat Metro]], [[Jammu Metro]], [[Srinagar Metro]], Greater Gwalior Metro, [[Jabalpur Metro]] and [[Greater Nashik Metro]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metro Rail Projects in India {{!}} Metro Rail Today |url=https://metrorailtoday.com/page/metro-rail-projects-in-india |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry}}</ref>  Currently, 34 km of rapid transit system is operational and rest is under construction or in planning in several major cities of India and will be opened shortly.