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{{short description|Railway line in Delhi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Delhi Ring Railway
| image =
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[Commuter Rail|Suburban Rail]]
| system = [[Delhi Suburban Railway]]
| status =
| locale = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| start = [[Nizamuddin Railway Station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]]
| end = [[Nizamuddin Railway Station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]]
| stations =
| daily_ridership = 3,700
| open = 1975
| close =
| owner =
| operator = [[Northern Railway Zone (India)|Northern Railway]]
| character = At Grade
| stock =
| linelength_km = 35
| tracklength =
| tracks =
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}} {{RailGauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| electrification =
| speed =
| elevation =
| map = [[File:Delhi ring rail.jpg|300px]]<br />{{Delhi Ring Railway|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
'''Delhi Ring Railway''' is part of the Delhi Suburban Railway services. The Ring Railway is a circular rail network in [[Delhi]], which runs parallel to the Ring Road and was conceived during the [[1982 Asian Games]]. Started in 1975 to service goods, it later upgraded for the Games, when 24 additional services were started. Its circular route is {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} long, which the train takes 90–120 minutes to complete, both clockwise and anti-clockwise, via [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station]], from 8am-7pm. With a return ticket for the entire journey costing {{INR}}12, compared to with Delhi Metro, which is around {{INR}}60, it is preferred by poor and middle-class families.<ref>{{cite news|date=17 February 2012|title=The road around progress|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|url=http://www.livemint.com/2012/02/17201309/The-road-around-progress.html}}</ref> It runs seven clockwise and six anti-clockwise trains at a peak frequency of 60-90 min., during the morning and evening rush hours. Prior to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, 7 stations near the sports venues, namely Chanakyapuri, Sarojini Nagar, Inderpuri Halt, Lajpat Nagar, Sewa Nagar, Lodhi Colony and Safdarjung, received a facelift at the cost of {{INR}}3 crores.<ref>{{cite news|date=22 February 2011|title=Changing Delhi map makes Ring Railway redundant|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/changing-delhi-map-makes-ring-railway-redundant/752994/0}}</ref><ref name="deccan">{{cite news|date=4 February 2012|title=Ring Rail service chugs into oblivion|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/224687/ring-rail-service-chugs-oblivion.html}}</ref>

The ring-railway service was introduced on a track laid in 1975 so that the large number of goods trains originating, terminating, or passing through the city, could bypass the main passenger stations at New Delhi, Old Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin.<ref name="deccan" /> The track was called the 'Delhi Avoiding Line'. Today, however, the Northern Railway's service for passengers within the city has become something which Delhiites are avoiding. There are 12 electric trains on the ring rail. Only three of the twelve [[Electric Multiple Unit|EMUs]] run to full capacity. The rest have just 1-2% occupancy.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} The ring railway starts and ends at the [[Nizamuddin Railway Station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] Railway Station with trains running in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions around the city.
[[File:Tilak_Bridge_railway_station_-_Station_board.jpg|thumb|Tilak Bridge railway station]]

== Popularity with commuters ==
The system is not popular among individual travelers and has been a total failure as far as public transport is considered.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-11|title=Ring Railway left behind as Delhi swells beyond boundaries|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/ring-railway-in-an-ever-expanding-delhi-a-ghost-railway-service-lingers/|access-date=2020-07-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Delhi Ring Railway is considered as an example of failed mass transit system. The major reasons for failure of the system are lack of workable connections to other methods of transportation as well as a low-density population in the areas of reach. Making matters worse, the station exits usually open into narrow, dirty alleyways - often more than a kilometre away from the main road. The network is now utilized as a freight corridor, though limited passenger EMU train services are available during peak hours.

== See also ==

* [[Delhi Suburban Railway]]
* [[Delhi Metro]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Suburban railways in India}}{{Railways in Northern India}}{{Greater Delhi transit}}
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Suburban rail in India]]

Delhi Ring Railway - Revision history

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