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DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION

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DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) also called Delhi Metro is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh in the National Capital Region of India began its commercial operation on December 25, 2002. The DMRC, was established in 1995. The network consists of 10 colour-coded lines serving 286 stations with a total length of 348.12 kilometres. The emblem of Delhi Metro signifies ‘safety, speed and reliability’. No competition was held to decide on the logo of Delhi Metro. While some advertising agencies were engaged to come up with some designs, finally it was developed and finalised in-house. The logo is a graphic depiction of a rail network inside a tunnel and signifies safety, speed and reliability. However, before the finalisation of the logo, Delhi Metro officials studied the logos of various prominent metro systems across the world.They wanted th