<Tr> <Td> Delhi--Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System </Td> <Td> Delhi Meerut </Td> <Td> Delhi, Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> Proposed </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delhi--Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System </Td> <Td> Delhi Panipat </Td> <Td> Delhi, Haryana </Td> <Td> Proposed </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> There are currently 11 operational rapid transit (also called' metro') systems in ten cities in India . As of November 2017, India has 425 kilometres (264 miles) of operational metro lines and 347 stations . A further 500 + km of lines are under construction . Metro rail lines in India are composed of mainly standard gauge . Projects like the Kolkata Metro and Delhi Metro used broad gauge for their earliest lines but all new projects in India are on standard gauge as rolling stock imported is of standard gauge . </P> <P> The first rapid transit system in India is Kolkata Metro, which started operations in 1984 . The Delhi Metro has the largest network in the entire country . The newest metro opened in Hyderabad Metro on 29 November 2017 . </P>

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