Delhi Metro Photos by Ashish Vashisht

Temporary sign indicating the direction of platform for trains headed towards Shahdara and Trinagar. Kashmere Gate Metro Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Schematic Metro network map. Kashmere Gate Metro Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Instructions on how to use the Metro ticket for entry. Kashmere Gate Metro Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Escalator going up to the platform level. Kashmere Gate Metro Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Digital display indicating destination and time for next train in English and Hindi. Kashmere Gate Metro Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Tactile tiles on the platform to guide the blind. Seelampur Metro Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Ballastless tracks for the Metro. Seelampur Metro Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Doors closing for a departing train. Doors are on the exterior of the chassis. Seelampur Metro Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Concave mirror for the train operator, hides the digital display. Seelampur Metro Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Signboard indicating a normal stopping location for a 4-coach train. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Advertisements on Metro Stations. Shahdara Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Roof trusses on Metro station. Shahdara Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Seating only for the disabled and senior citizens on Metro stations. Shahdara Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Closed-circuit television monitors on Metro stations. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Tactile tiles for the blind leading all the way to the door of the train. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Passage leading down to the unpaid areas at the Metro station. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Metro station art on the walls! Shahdara Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Flooring at the entrance of the Metro station to catch dirt and dust. Shahdara Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Entrance to the Metro station with heavy security. Shahdara Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Sulabh toilet complex built a far distance from the Metro station entrance. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Simple yet descriptive signs indicating a rickshaw parking outside Metro station. Shahdara Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Two Metro trains crossing each other at station. Shahdara Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Entrance to the station. Shahdara Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Pigeon protection on the signboards. Seelampur Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

More Metro station art on the walls along the stairs, depicting everyday life outside the station. Seelampur Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Indian Railway tracks run parallel and close to the Metro here. Seelampur Station, 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Entrance to the the underground station construction site. It looks like a giant pit! The platform level is below what is
seen in the picture; Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.