Question.
Which cities of India have Metro Rail facilities?
(NCERT class 12 geography, India People and Economy, Chapter-10: Transport and Communication)
Answer.
Rapid Transit Rail System is also known as Metro. Metro Rail has revolutionized the urban transport system in India by replacing diesel buses and CNG vehicles. It has helped in curbing air pollution in urban centers.
By August 2022, the following 15 cities have metro rail facilities:
- Kolkata (1984)
- Delhi(2002)
- Bangalore (2011)
- Mumbai (2014)
- Chennai (2015)
- Jaipur (2015)
- Gurugram (2017)
- Hyderabad (2017)
- Kochi (2017)
- Lucknow (2017)
- Ahmedabad (2019)
- Lucknow (2019)
- Kanpur(2021)
- Nagpur(2021)
- Pune(2022)
The oldest metro rail network is Kolkata Metro. The Blue Line of Delhi Metro is the largest metro rail system in India.
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