新德里地铁——印度地铁的典范

印度首都新德里（New Delhi）位于印度北部，东依亚穆纳河，东北紧连德里旧城（沙贾汉纳巴德），是全国的政治、经济和文化中心。新德里原是一片荒凉的坡地，1911年开始动工兴建城市．1929年初具规模，1931年起成为首府，1947年印度独立后成为首都。

Delhi Metro,India

Stifling road traffic congestion in Delhi, population approx. 16 million, had become an economic liability. With more motor vehicles than Mumbai, Calcutta and Chennai combined, overcrowding and pollution was threatening the capital＇s ability to reach its potential in the rapidly expanding Indian economy.