Metro gets Rs 500 cr, over 60L passengers use service daily
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: The Delhi government has allocated Rs 500 crore for the Delhi Metro in its 2024-25 Budget tabled on Monday, with Finance Minister Atishi saying that the Delhi Metro network has doubled in length, reaching 393kms and the number of stations has increased to 288. “In 2014, around 24 lakh passengers used to travel daily in the Delhi Metro and today, more than 60 lakh passengers are using the metro every day,” Atishi said. However, in the past nine years, the Delhi Metro network has doubled in length to 393 kilometres while the number of stations has increased to 288—be it the Tikri border, Samaypur Badli, Tikri Kalan, Badarpur border or Shiv Vihar,” she added. “Due to the constant efforts made by our Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the work on Phase-4 of Delhi Metro will be started soon.