What connection does the Delhi Metro have with the Indian Railways?
There is really no connection between Delhi Metro and Railways, except that both are rail-based technologies. But the happy thing is most of us in Delhi Metro are railway men, we have worked in the railways and have come here. Many of the technologies that we have adopted here can be used by the Indian Railways. They can improve their coaches after studying our coaches, they can improve the signaling system, the civil engineering structure. (The Government of India and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, in equal partnership have set up a company named Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.) Has there any initiation been made by the Indian Railways towards learning something from the Delhi Metro? Unfortunately no. Next door (to them) these things are happening but they have not taken note of it. They don’t want to benefit from this. Although I remember when Nitish Kumar was the minister, he came and saw our work and went back and told the railway people that if this could be
