Northern Railway’s Delhi Suburban Railway is a suburban train service for the National Capital Region (NCR). This train service serves Delhi as well as the neighbouring cities of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Sonipat, and other locations in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. These services are generally delivered with EMU and MEMU rakes. Passenger trains and DMU services are now available up to Rewari in Haryana, which is part of the NCR. Delhi currently has 46 railway stations.As per railway ministry, plans are being worked upon with efforts being made to upgrade and link the network with Delhi Metro by building interchanges at metro stations. The main aim of the project is to relieve traffic congestion in the city. The Delhi Suburban Railway operates on the same tracks as long-distance trains. Women Special trains were launched between New Delhi and Palwal and from New Delhi to Ghaziabad and Panipat in 2009.EMUs in Delhi currently run with 12 coaches, ten of which are general compartments and two of which are reserved for ladies as ladies compartments. According to Northern Railway estimates, there are more than 110 suburban trains that operate on key routes. Delhi Ring Railway The Delhi Ring Railway is a 35-kilometer circular railway network in Delhi that runs parallel to the Ring Road. It is part of the city’s suburban train services. It was built in 1975 primarily to serve freight trains that could avoid the congested and heavily populated Old Delhi and New Delhi railway stations. For the 1982 Asian Games, the network was enhanced with the addition of 24 new services. Its circular path takes trains 90-120 minutes to complete, both clockwise and anti-clockwise travel, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. via the Hazrat Nizamuddin Train Station.With a return ticket for the full route only Rs.12, it is favoured by poor and middle-class families over the Delhi Metro, which costs roughly Rs.60. During the morning and evening rush hours, it runs seven clockwise and six anti-clockwise trains at a peak frequency of 60 to 90 minutes. Before, Commonwealth Games in 2010, seven stations near the venues, namely Chanakyapuri, Sarojini Nagar, Inderpuri Halt, Lajpat Nagar, Sewa Nagar, Lodhi Colony, and Safdarjung, had a Rs. 3 crore refurbishment.The ring-railway service was established on a track laid in 1975 for the high number of freight trains originating, ending, or passing through the city to avoid the main passenger terminals at New Delhi, Old Delhi, and Hazrat Nizamuddin Rly. Stations. The ‘Delhi Avoiding Line’ was the name given to the track. However, the Northern Railway’s service for travellers within the city is now something that Delhiites prefer to avoid. The ring rail has 12 electric trains. Only three of the twelve EMUs are fully operational. The occupancy in remaining train sets is only around 1-2%. The ring railway runs clockwise and anticlockwise around the city, beginning and ending at the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station.The ring train service was highly popular in the 1980s and 1990s, when Delhi’s transportation system had just started to gain momentum, but with the quick construction of the Delhi Metro and an extensive bus network, the ring railway seemed to be neglected by both the city and the Railways since then.Every day, only 3,700 passengers ride the trains. The lack of a feeder network, such as approach roads and feeder buses to the stations, is evaluated as the primary reason for the ring railway’s failure. The stations are in isolated regions and are difficult for passengers to reach. There are also security issues related to stations as most of the stations have been encroached. In addition to this, most of the time, the trains on this network run late. The network is presently primarily used for freight, with little passenger train service available during peak hours. ConclusionWith the fast expansion of the Delhi Metro, there has been little focus on improving the condition of the Delhi Suburban Railway. However, there have been reports of the services being strengthened so that more commuters can use them. Feasibility studies have also been conducted, and there have serious intentions visible to launch EMU services from Gurgaon with regard to commuter’s demand. The government is also promoting an integrated rail-bus transit (IRBT) system to connect Delhi with the satellite towns of Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, and Sahibabad. A feasibility study has already been completed, and the project will be overseen by a steering group. The IRBT will have two distinct tracks.