India, Aug. 9 -- Delhi Metro recorded a punctuality rate of 99.95% in 2026 so far, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement on Sunday, claiming it ranks among the world's most reliable metro systems.

Train punctuality has improved from 98.27% in 2003 to 99.64% in 2005 and has remained around the 99.9% mark since, DMRC said. A delay is recorded if a train arrives more than 59 seconds behind schedule.

International benchmarking by the Community of Metros (COMET) - a consortium of 45 metro systems - has placed Delhi Metro among the top five globally on reliability using a two-minute delay criterion, the corporation said.

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