“I have to hurry ,will talk to you later.” ,that’s a common thing to hear these days .Everyone is so busy these days that it’s somewhat difficult to tell who is more busy : a rickshaw puller or a doctor , they both rush with equal intensity when it comes to their job. In this fast moving world , everyone wants to be ahead of others and they rush for their destinations with full force .This scenario is worst in big cities like Mumbai ,New Delhi ,etc, where daily work of so many big corporations ultimately reflect on the whole economy of the country and an efficient means of transport affects the business activities of a city to a great extent .Speaking particularly about New Delhi , transport system was at the mercy of Blue line and DTC buses before the introduction of Metro Train ; no doubt ,public is still not satisfied with the way bus service has been managed over the years and even with the future plans of bus services as proposed by the government.
Metro Train was undoubtedly the biggest gift given by the Delhi Government to its daily commuters in the year 2002 when it first ran from Shahadra to Rithala and it was just a beginning of a bigger dream of making Delhi a world class city as far as transport facilities are concerned. Thousands of passengers used to travel using this single Metro line daily ; no. of passengers increasing every day. Later , Metro spread its wings by starting many new Metro lines over the years reaching almost every corner of the city and taking the load off the buses and also off the commuters ; latest Metro line being from Inderlok to Mundka.Presently,Metro ferries lakhs of commuters daily which shows how successfully it has been running .
Not only Metro provides a faster mode of transport but also a far better comfort level as compared to the buses which always run jam packed which makes it difficult to use in summers ,while fully air conditioned Metro is the first choice of the commuters in summers .Another advantage of using Metro is its high frequency which minimizes the waiting time and let the people reach their respective destinations on time . Besides these advantages , the biggest plus point which Metro has is that it ensures the safety of its passengers which has been a major concern recently .In buses , we have to daily buy the ticket and creates the problems if you don’t have change ;while using Metro ,you don’t need to buy the ticket daily : just get a Smart Card from the customer care centre ,with recharges of the multiples of Rs.50 , it has become much easier to travel by Metro .
Delhi Metro has proved to be a boon for the daily commuters comforting them in every possible way and reaching the world class level in terms of its services ; recently opened line of Metro from Inderlok to Mundka is running on standard gauge ,which is accepted as a standard all over the world ,while all other existing metro lines are broad gauge . In short , we can say that Metro is a lifeline for the Delhites !
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