Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Delhi Metro Plans AI CCTV Upgrade Across 76 Locations
Delhi Metro plans to install a smarter camera system at 76 locations.
The new cameras will replace older analogue cameras and use artificial intelligence.
They may warn staff when someone enters a track area or when a station becomes too crowded.
They can also notice loitering, camera tampering and unusual movements.
Operators will be able to search recorded video using details such as clothing colour and age group.
The system is designed to keep tracking a person across cameras, even if the person changes clothes.
The cameras will send live and recorded video to the Metro’s central monitoring network.
The project covers parts of three Metro lines, along with depots and control centres.
DMRC says the upgrade should be finished within one year.
DMRC plans to replace ageing analogue CCTV equipment with an AI-enabled, IP-based network at 76 locations.
The upgrade covers Red Line 1, Blue Line 3 and Line 4, including stations, depots and control centres.
The system is designed to detect track intrusions, overcrowding, loitering, camera tampering and unusual behaviour.
Operators will be able to search footage using characteristics such as age group, gender and clothing colour, including after a person changes clothes.
The upgrade is scheduled for completion within one year and will have a five-year defect liability period.
- Who
- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
- What
- Replacing 2,531 existing analogue cameras with an AI-enabled, IP-based CCTV network at 76 locations, while also integrating existing IP cameras.
- When
- The upgrade is scheduled to be completed within one year; the new system will then have a five-year defect liability period.
- Where
- Locations on Red Line 1 between Rithala and Shaheed Sthal, Blue Line 3 between Noida and Dwarka Sector 21, and Line 4 between Vaishali and Yamuna Bank.
- Why
- To provide centralised live monitoring and recording and use video analytics to identify safety risks and other situations requiring attention.
- Locations
- 76 stations, depots and control facilities
- Lines covered
- Red Line 1, Blue Line 3 and Line 4
- Existing equipment
- 2,531 analogue cameras
- Detection features
- Track intrusions, overcrowding, excessive queues, loitering, camera tampering and unusual behaviour
- Track detection target
- The track intrusion feature is specified to work with over 90 per cent accuracy
- Search and tracking
- Operators can search footage by gender, clothing colour and age group, and track a person across cameras even after a clothing change
- Completion and warranty period
- Completion is scheduled within one year, followed by a five-year defect liability period
