Rapid Metro Gurgaon

Rapid Metro Gurgaon
Metro in Gurgaon
Overview
OwnerHaryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited
LocaleGurgaon, Haryana, India
Transit typeLight rapid transit
Number of lines
  • Operational:
    1
Number of stations11
Daily ridership30,000 on average; 48,000 on weekdays (2023)
HeadquartersAmbience Corporate Towers, Ambience Island, NH 48, Gurgaon
Operation
Began operation14 November 2013 (2013-11-14)
Operator(s)DMRC
CharacterFully elevated and grade-separated
Number of vehicles12
Train length3 coaches
Headway4 minutes
Technical
System length12.85 km (7.98 mi)
No. of tracks2 (7.8 km [4.8 mi])
1 (3.7 km [2.3 mi])
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (standard gauge)
Electrification750 V, DC via third rail
Average speed35 km/h (22 mph)
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)

Rapid Metro Gurgaon is a light metro system serving the city of Gurgaon, Haryana, India. Rapid Metro connects the commercial areas of Gurgaon, and acts as a feeder link to the Delhi Metro with an interchange with its Yellow Line at Sikanderpur metro station.

Built by Rapid Metro Gurgaon Limited (RMGL), the system was the world's first fully privately financed modern light metro system. The venture did not have any investment from the Union Government, Government of Haryana or any public sector undertaking. However, it was not the first fully privately financed rapid transit system, as the Metropolitan Railway in London was privately financed. Originally planned to open in 2012, the first phase of the system opened on 14 November 2013. The second phase began commercial operation on 31 March 2017. In September 2019, IL&FS announced that it did not have the resources to continue running the Rapid Metro due to financial issues with the company and was looking for another entity to fund and take over operations. After a short dispute with the Haryana government and a court ruling from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation took over the operation of the line from IL&FS.

Rapid Metro has a total length of 12.85 kilometres (7.98 mi) serving 11 stations. The system is fully elevated using standard-gauge tracks. The trains are composed of three cars. The power is supplied by 750 volt direct current through third rail. Services operate daily between 06:05 and 22:00 running with a headway of four minutes. The metro system was the first in India to auction naming rights for its stations.