BASIC STATISTICS
Phase I of delhi metro
Cost: Rs 8,200 crore
Deadline: 2005
Total length: 52 km
People on job: 4,000
Lenders: Japanese Bank, Indian Government, Delhi Government

FEATURES OFFERED
Frequency: every three minutes
Station: At every km
Fares: Rs 4-15*
Capacity: 2,300 seats per train
Average speed: 35 kmph
Trains fully automated
Vestibule coaches with AC
Escalators, lifts ferry people
Facilities for handicapped
Fare payment by smart cards
Operating cost: Rs 120 cr a year*
Income: Rs 300 cr a year*

THE BENEFITS
# Time taken to commute between stations to be cut down by half.
# Rs 500 crore worth of fuel saved a year.
# Pollution in Delhi to reduce by 50 per cent.
# Number of buses to reduce by 2,400
# Average speed of buses to increase from 10.5 to 14 kmph