DMRC celebrates 20 years of metro operations at Welcome Station

Delhi Metro on Saturday, December 24, celebrated the landmark moment of completing 20 years of metro operations in the National Capital Region.

“It was marked with the inauguration of a special exhibition highlighting 20 years of operations and the Indo-Japan partnership which has helped shape the Delhi Metro project,” DMRC tweeted.

"Exhibition was inaugurated at Welcome Metro Station by His Excellency, Mr SUZUKI Hiroshi, Ambassador Extraordinary of Japan to India, in presence of Sh. Vikas Kumar, MD/DMRC, Mr SAITO Mitsunori, Chief Representative, JICA India Office and other officials," DMRC wrote in another tweet.

The exhibition showcased the partnership of Delhi Metro and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and other Japanese organisations which have supported Delhi Metro in its journey so far.

A statement from the DMRC stated that Japan has had a long-standing association with the DMRC since the inception of the organisation through financial support and technical assistance for the construction of all phases of the Delhi Metro project so far.

As part of the celebrations of the 20th operations anniversary, the first train which was flagged off by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee on December 24, 2002, was specially decorated and operated today on the Red Line.

Announcements were made inside the train to inform passengers that they were travelling on the very first train which sparked a delightful reaction from the passengers inside the train.

DMRC has constructed a massive network of about 390.14 Km with 286 stations. The network is further being expanded in the phase -- IV project, after completion of which, another 65 kilometres of network will be added.

Currently, the construction is in progress on three approved priority corridors of Phase IV.