Delhi Metro Photos by Ashish Vashisht

Alignment plan and profile of MC1B, the Metro project
including stations from Kashmere Gate to Central Secretariat. Plan put up at the site by IMCC (International Metro Civil Contractors); Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By...

Elevation or cross-section of the underground station
showing location of staircases, escalators, lifts and passages; Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

View of the left tunnel going North from the platform
level. There are two such parallel tunnels. The concrete lining is 40
cm thick!; Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Our visitor team walks through the well lighted
tunnel led by DMRC official. The concrete blocks look like works of
modern art; Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

The concrete blocks which make the tunnel are a snug
fit. They are also bolted together at various locations; Patel Chowk
Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Steel brackets line the tunnel on both sides at
regular intervals. These brackets will be used to support the various
electrical and telecommunication cables; Patel Chowk Station
Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Taken from inside the tunnel looking towards South,
the location where the trains will arrive. You can see the platform on
the left of the picture; Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Another view of the tunnel as it takes a smooth
curve; Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

The temporary stairs made to get to the construction
site. Visitors are going up to the concourse level from the platform;
Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

View of the concourse level. You can see the shafts,
possibly for fitting lifts; Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Another view of the concourse level on the opposite
side facing South; Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

The giant pit. Notice the boxed construction with
different features which will make the station. The site is very close
to the nearest building which was not affected due to the digging;
Patel Chowk Station Construction Site....

Steel yard at the site where construction steel is
straightened and cut to size; Patel Chowk Station Construction Site. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Training lab for contactless smart card and token
operated gates; Shastri Park Training School. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

View of the Shastri Park Metro Depot from outside the
training school; Shastri Park Training School. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

The train stabling yard at the Depot where new trains
are parked and tested before they are put on service; Shastri Park
Depot. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Coupling used between the coaches. Quite unlike the
ones you would see on IR; Shastri Park Depot. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

The arched construction at the station; Seelampur
Station. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Closeup view of the wheels on rails; Shastri Park
Depot. 2003-12-07. By Ashish Vashisht.

Delhi Metro signboard cautioning milkmen not to take their milk cans on board the metro. Revati Gokhale, Nov. 2005.