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Rapid Metro Gurgaon

Rapid Metro Gurgaon
Metro in Gurgaon
Metro in Gurgaon
Overview
OwnerHaryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited[1]
LocaleGurgaon, Haryana, India
Transit typeLight rapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations11
Daily ridership30,000 on average; 48,000 on weekdays (2023)[2][3]
HeadquartersAmbience Corporate Towers, Ambience Island, NH 48, Gurgaon
Operation
Began operation14 November 2013 (2013-11-14)
Operator(s)DMRC
CharacterFully elevated and grade-separated
Number of vehicles12
Train length3 coaches
Headway4 minutes
Technical
System length12.85 km (7.98 mi)
No. of tracks2 (7.8 km [4.8 mi])
1 (3.7 km [2.3 mi])[4]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)[4]
Electrification750 V, DC via third rail[5]
Average speed35 km/h (22 mph)
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)

Rapid Metro Gurgaon is a light metro[6][7][8] system serving the city of Gurgaon, Haryana, India.[9] Rapid Metro connects the commercial areas of Gurgaon, and acts as a feeder link to the Delhi Metro with an interchange with its Yellow Line at Sikanderpur metro station.

Built by Rapid Metro Gurgaon Limited (RMGL), the system was the world's first fully privately financed modern light metro system. The venture did not have any investment from the Union Government, Government of Haryana or any public sector undertaking. However, it was not the first fully privately financed rapid transit system, as the Metropolitan Railway in London was privately financed.[10] Originally planned to open in 2012, the first phase of the system opened on 14 November 2013. The second phase began commercial operation on 31 March 2017.[11] In September 2019, IL&FS announced that it did not have the resources to continue running the Rapid Metro due to financial issues with the company and was looking for another entity to fund and take over operations.[12] After a short dispute with the Haryana government and a court ruling from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation took over the operation of the line from IL&FS.[13]

Rapid Metro has a total length of 12.85 kilometres (7.98 mi) serving 11 stations.[14] The system is fully elevated using standard-gauge tracks. The trains are composed of three cars. The power is supplied by 750 volt direct current through third rail. Services operate daily between 06:05 and 22:00 running with a headway of four minutes. The metro system was the first in India to auction naming rights for its stations.[15]

Platform No 1, towards Sector 55-56, Phase 2 Metro Station
  1. ^ "Rapid Metro Gurgaon". delhimetrorail.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ Behl, Abhishek (5 December 2023). "Rapid Metro witnesses major spurt in ridership in 2023, revenue rises by 53%". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Cabinet approves Metro Connectivity from HUDA City Centre to Cyber City, Gurugram with Spur to Dwarka Expressway". Press Information Bureau. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Gurgaon's own Metro". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference trains was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference subways.net was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Total Rail was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Railway gazette was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Metro lines cover only 3% of Gurugram". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  10. ^ "A very short history of the Underground". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference phase2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Khare, Anushka (26 August 2019). "Gurgaon Rapid Metro is in trouble, may stop operations from September". Urban Transport News. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  13. ^ Khare, Anushka (24 September 2019). "Delhi Metro starts taking over process of Gurgaon Rapid Metro from IL&FS". Urban Transport News. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Second phase of Gurgaon's Rapid Metro thrown open". The Indian Express. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  15. ^ Soni, Anusha (19 April 2014). "Mumbai Metro joins station branding ride". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2019 – via Business Standard.

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