Archive · 11 Aug 2026
20,000 items reported lost on Delhi Metro in two years
When people ride the Delhi Metro, they sometimes forget things behind.
Almost 20,000 items were reported lost in the past two years.
The most common forgotten items are lunch boxes, water bottles, umbrellas, earbuds, wrist watches, and backpacks.
People usually report their missing items at metro stations.
The metro company keeps a special list of everything that is found.
About 7 out of every 10 lost items were given back to their owners.
People can pick up their belongings at the station where the item was found.
They can also collect them from the Lost and Found Office at Kashmere Gate.
Even though people lose things often, the Delhi Metro helps most owners get their items back.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation logged 19,491 lost items over the last two financial years.
Around 70% of the reported lost items were successfully returned to their owners.
Most lost-and-found cases are reported at metro stations, according to a DMRC official.
Passengers can collect belongings from the station where they were found or from the Lost and Found Office at Kashmere Gate.
The most commonly reported lost articles include lunch boxes, water bottles, umbrellas, earbuds, wrist watches and backpacks.
- Who
- Delhi Metro passengers who lose belongings, with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation managing the lost-and-found system.
- What
- Nearly 20,000 items (19,491) were reported lost under the Delhi Metro's lost-and-found system over two years, with about 70% returned to owners.
- When
- Over the last two financial years.
- Where
- New Delhi, across Delhi Metro stations, with collection also at the Lost and Found Office at Kashmere Gate.
- Why
- Passengers forget everyday belongings such as lunch boxes, water bottles and umbrellas on trains and at stations.
- Total lost items reported
- 19,491 over the last two financial years
- Items returned to owners
- About 70%
- Reporting location
- Metro stations
- Collection point
- Station where item was found or Lost and Found Office, Kashmere Gate
- Commonly lost items
- Lunch boxes, water bottles, umbrellas, earbuds, wrist watches, backpacks
- Period covered
- Last two financial years
- Source
- DMRC official via PTI