New Delhi, March 15 -- With the inauguration of two new Delhi Metro sections, one each on Pink and Magenta Line on March 8, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) continues to maintain its position as India's largest operational Metrorail network, playing a pivotal role in the country's rapidly expanding urban rail ecosystem, a release said.

With this expansion, India now has the third-largest Metro network in the world, with over 1,143 km of operational Metro lines in 26 cities, with nearly 1.15 Crore passenger journeys being performed by them every day. Delhi Metro alone accounts for over 55% of those daily journeys performed by Metrorail systems across the country.

Out of this 1,143 km operational Metro network in the country, the M...