Delhi Metro - What the **!!!!

andygoodyear · Oct 1st, 2005, 00:07

Hello All

I came across these pictures on the net. Since when did Delhi have a metro system??????

Also can anyone reccomend a good India book?? MY LP is too old and the new one comes out after i leave

andygoodyear · Oct 1st, 2005, 00:11

and this one

Alchemy · Oct 1st, 2005, 00:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by andygoodyear

Also can anyone reccomend a good India book?? MY LP is too old and the new one comes out after i leave

The new LP is out now.

However, I used Footprint and was happy with it.

chapati · Oct 1st, 2005, 00:13

Well it came operational since the beginning of july this year

. Last time in 2003 when I was in Delhi they were still constructing. I really still can't imagine how it would be to travel trough Delhi on high speed

.

Jaya · Oct 1st, 2005, 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by chapati

Well it came operational since the beginning of july this year

. Last time in 2003 when I was in Delhi they were still constructing. I really still can't imagine how it would be to travel trough Delhi on high speed

.

it's beyond believe but yahhhhhhhhh Delhi has the METRO

this summer i was there. By the time you would go there,they would add some more stations

steven_ber · Oct 1st, 2005, 00:34

Matty Gee has been keeping us fully updated for the last 14 months.

The Delhi Metro, by Matty Gee.

mav_e_rick · Oct 1st, 2005, 00:39

chapati, the delhi metro commenced operations in dec 2002! in july this year it reached connaught place and the new delhi railway station and old delhi, i think.Its an ongoing project and its still going to be about 10 yrs before the metro spawns the whole of delhi..here's the website http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/index.html
The website isnt great...but the metro is world class

Finzi · Oct 1st, 2005, 02:12

I spent 4 months in India, about half of that with LP and the other half with Footprint (a friend visited with it and lost the battle to keep it!)
Found Footprint had wider range of info and had better detail on temples, forts and palaces etc. etc.
Also some of the hotel/guest house recommendations were more accurate in Footprint and places not listed in LP were often cleaner, better priced and with a wider choice of rooms.
However there were some (minor) inconsistencies in maps. Made for the odd interseting detour! Either would do, but I'd choose Footprint for India. And as you've already got an old LP you could always chop out key pages and tuck them inside whatever updated book you pick...

andygoodyear · Oct 1st, 2005, 02:13

when was the footprint book released last?

Finzi · Oct 1st, 2005, 02:17

A new one out next week (on on October 8th I think)
Think the 'old' one was a 2004 edition.

chapati · Oct 1st, 2005, 02:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by mav_e_rick

chapati, the delhi metro commenced operations in dec 2002! in july this year it reached connaught place and the new delhi railway station and old delhi, i think.Its an ongoing project and its still going to be about 10 yrs before the metro spawns the whole of delhi..here's the website http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/index.html
The website isnt great...but the metro is world class

ah really? Must be a line in far west New-Delhi that operated since dec.2002?
Never noticed a metro while being there, but I didn't pay attention anyway because I thought there wasn't one

.

Alchemy · Oct 1st, 2005, 04:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Finzi

A new one out next week (on on October 8th I think)
Think the 'old' one was a 2004 edition.

Give them a call, they might just have a copy of the new edition in stock that they can send you before the official release date. They have been known to do that.

They're at www.footprintbooks.com, or

Footprint Handbooks
6 Riverside Court
Lower Bristol Road
Bath BA2 3DZ
England

Telephone: + 44 (0)1225 469141

andygoodyear · Oct 1st, 2005, 04:24

thanks thats wonderful

Paagla Dashu · Oct 1st, 2005, 06:29

What, the Delhi Metro does not cover South Delhi?

What use is it, then?

LazyGirl · Oct 1st, 2005, 06:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Finzi

A new one out next week (on on October 8th I think)
Think the 'old' one was a 2004 edition.

According to amazon.com, the new edition is out on 10th October - just too late for me so I'll be using the "old" August 2004 edition. I would definitely add a vote for the footprint guide. I also like the eyewitness guide, it's great for info about places to visit and has tons of pictures but it's not so strong on accommodation. Also it weighs about 100 pounds. Last trip we took footprint and eyewitness guides and it was great to have both, but the eyewitness usually ended up staying at the hotel when we were out for the day.

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chapati Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 159	Well it came operational since the beginning of july this year . Last time in 2003 when I was in Delhi they were still constructing. I really still can't imagine how it would be to travel trough Delhi on high speed .

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mav_e_rick the TuRbAnAtOr Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 91	chapati, the delhi metro commenced operations in dec 2002! in july this year it reached connaught place and the new delhi railway station and old delhi, i think.Its an ongoing project and its still going to be about 10 yrs before the metro spawns the whole of delhi..here's the website http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/index.html The website isnt great...but the metro is world class

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Finzi Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK Posts: 25	I spent 4 months in India, about half of that with LP and the other half with Footprint (a friend visited with it and lost the battle to keep it!) Found Footprint had wider range of info and had better detail on temples, forts and palaces etc. etc. Also some of the hotel/guest house recommendations were more accurate in Footprint and places not listed in LP were often cleaner, better priced and with a wider choice of rooms. However there were some (minor) inconsistencies in maps. Made for the odd interseting detour! Either would do, but I'd choose Footprint for India. And as you've already got an old LP you could always chop out key pages and tuck them inside whatever updated book you pick...

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andygoodyear Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 275	when was the footprint book released last?

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Finzi Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK Posts: 25	A new one out next week (on on October 8th I think) Think the 'old' one was a 2004 edition.

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andygoodyear Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 275	thanks thats wonderful

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