Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Delhi Metro unveils Har Ghar Tiranga train for Independence Day
The Delhi Metro is celebrating India's Independence Day in a special way.
It has taken one of its trains and wrapped it in the colours of the Indian flag.
This train runs on the Yellow Line.
It is part of a big campaign called 'Har Ghar Tiranga', which means a flag in every home.
This year, the campaign also celebrates 150 years of India's national song, 'Vande Mataram'.
People are being encouraged to hoist the Indian flag at their homes.
The Delhi Metro also shared some proud numbers.
It says its trains are almost always on time, with a punctuality rate of 99.95 per cent.
It even beats famous metros like those in Hong Kong, Paris and New York.
Delhi Metro is now one of the most reliable metro systems in the world.
Delhi Metro unveiled a special tricolour-wrapped train on its Yellow Line as part of the week-long 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign.
The campaign marks the 150th year of India's national song 'Vande Mataram' and encourages citizens to hoist the National Flag.
DMRC said it surpassed the Hong Kong Metro, Paris Metro and New York Subway in train punctuality, achieving 99.95 per cent in 2026.
Delhi Metro reported a Mean Distance Between Failures of 2.72 million car-kilometres and ranks among the top five metro systems globally in reliability.
The Pink Line, spanning 71.55 km with 45 stations, is celebrated as the world's longest driverless metro line.
- Who
- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Union Ministry of Culture
- What
- Unveiling of a special 'Har Ghar Tiranga' tricolour-themed train, along with announcements of DMRC's punctuality and reliability achievements
- When
- Sunday, during the week-long campaign celebrating the 80th Independence Day of India
- Where
- New Delhi, on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro network
- Why
- To celebrate the 80th Independence Day of India and the 150th year of the national song 'Vande Mataram'
- Campaign
- Har Ghar Tiranga
- Occasion
- 80th Independence Day of India; 150th year of 'Vande Mataram'
- Special train
- Tricolour-wrapped train on the Yellow Line
- Punctuality (2026)
- 99.95 per cent
- Mean Distance Between Failures
- 2.72 million car-kilometres
- Network size
- 416.5 km, 303 stations, 12 lines, 31 interchange stations
- Longest driverless line
- Pink Line (Line 7) - 71.55 km, 45 stations
- Record single-day ridership
- More than 81 lakh passenger journeys