Road

Delhi's total length of roads is 28,508 km approx. The state has the road density of 1,739 km per 100 sq km which is the second highest in the country. The road network has increased from 8380 km in 1971-72 to 31183 km in 2005-06, while the number of vehicles has increased from 2.14 lakh in 1971-72 to 44.67 lakh in 2004- 05.

Delhi has the distinction of having 5 National Highways passing through its territory. These are NH-1, NH-2, NH-8, NH-10 and NH-24 connecting National Capital Region of Delhi to rest of the country. These highways contribute significantly to the character of Delhi as a major trading and distribution center.

In order to facilitate the road network of the state, to save people's excessive time and fuel consumption for all vehicular trips and to provide uninterrupted movement of traffic, a special programme to construct flyovers was started in 1998-99. During the 9th five-year plan, 11 flyovers/ ROB/Grade-Separators were constructed in Delhi by various agencies (PWD, DDA, DTTDC & MCD). During first three years of 10th five-year plan, 18 Flyovers and 2 RUB were constructed by the concerned agencies. 3 more flyovers have been completed during 2005-06.

Railway

Delhi is a major junction on the rail map of India linked with all the major metropolitan cities directly.There are four main railway stations at New Delhi, Old Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Sarai Rohila,

A new Railway Station is being developed by Northern Railway near Anand Vihar ISBT, which will help in decongestion at New and Old Delhi Railway Stations. The work has been started. There are 8 rail corridors in the National Capital Territory, which bring in more than 350 passenger trains and 40 goods trains every day.

Metros

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is implementing the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) that is a proficient and non-polluting incorporated rail transport system

MRTS PHASE- I

The first phase of the project, originally estimated to cost Rs. 4,860 crore (April 1996 prices) was approved in September 1996 and was to be completed by March 2005. Later on it was revised to be completed by March 2006 at an estimated cost of Rs.10571 crore.

The first phase envisaged the following revised plan of three corridors:

MRTS PHASE -II

After completion of MRTS phase-I, Phase- II has been be taken up which envisages the following six corridors:

The completion cost of MRTS phase-II is estimated at Rs.8118 crore. Phase-II is expected to be completed by 2010.

The total length of the Delhi Metro Network is now 65.1 Kms with 59 stations. At present the Metro is running on these three-line network:

• Line no. I is an elevated line covering a distance of 22 Km and there are 18 stations on this route.
• Line no. II is a fully underground line and covers a distance of 11 Kms and there are 10 stations on this route.
• Line no. III is covering a distance of 29.29 Kms and there are 28 stations on this route. The extension of Line 3 i.e. from Barkhamaba Road to Indraprastha section was inaugurated and was opened for public on 11th November 2006;this section is 2.81 Kms long and has three stations. The Line 3 (Blue Line) is the longest on the network with a length of 32 Kms and has 31 stations.

Aviation

Delhi has three airports -

• Indira Gandhi International Airport for the international flights,
• Palam Airport for national air services, and
• Safdarjung Airport for training purposes.

Recently, Delhi Airport witnessed a major overhaul, when Government decided to privatize the airports. By way of a competitive bidding process, GMR-Fraport consortium won the bid for the Delhi airport. The airports were handed over to the company for the overall development. Company has already prepared master plans for modernization of the airport, which is likely to be implemented in the near future.

Telecommunications

A well-established telecommunication system prevails in Delhi.Subcribers for fixed line telephone has also increased during the years. Also, robust growth has been noticed in cellular mobile telephony