<P> The first line of the Delhi Metro , the Red Line , was inaugurated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee , the Prime Minister of India , on 24 December 2002 . The Delhi Metro became the second underground rapid transit system in India , after the Kolkata Metro , when the Vishwa Vidyalaya -- Kashmere Gate section of the Yellow Line opened on 20 December 2004 . The first phase of the project was eventually completed in 2006 , on budget and almost three years ahead of schedule , an achievement described by Business Week as `` nothing short of a miracle '' . </P>
<P> The first line of the Delhi Metro , the Red Line , was inaugurated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee , the Prime Minister of India , on 24 December 2002 . The Delhi Metro became the second underground rapid transit system in India , after the Kolkata Metro , when the Vishwa Vidyalaya -- Kashmere Gate section of the Yellow Line opened on 20 December 2004 . The first phase of the project was eventually completed in 2006 , on budget and almost three years ahead of schedule , an achievement described by Business Week as `` nothing short of a miracle '' . </P>
when was the first metro train started in delhi
when was the first metro train started in delhi
2002
2002