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DELHI, INDIA - OCTOBER 16: passengers alighting metro train on October 16, 2012 in Delhi, India. Nealy 1 million passengers use the metro daily.
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UITP in India

In March 2007, UITP opened its first Indian office in Bangalore and in December 2019 in New Delhi. The prime objective of the Indian office is to better address the specific needs of regional members as well as the Indian public transport sector and its stakeholders.

Furthermore, UITP in India aims to offer assistance and services to public transport organisations in the country through access to knowledge on national and international technical and policy developments in urban mobility, peer reviews, projects and studies on specific issues of concern.

UITP supports the public transport sector and its development in India by advocacy, knowledge sharing, organising technical trainings, data collection, international benchmarking, etc. There are over 50 UITP members in India.

Public transport in the region

  • 84% of trips made by women in India

    are by public, intermediate public, and non-motorized modes of transport

  • 824 km of rail network

    is in operation in India, with further 1,039 km under construction

  • Delhi metro

    is the largest urban rail network in India, with 390 km and 286 stations spread across Delhi and NCR region

Completed Research Projects

Enabling mechanisms to advance electric buses in India, 2021-2022
Introduction and scaling up electric buses in hilly states of India
Roadmap for transition to soot free and zero emission buses in Bangalore, 2018-2022
E-bus UpSchool Capacity Building for leaders of Electric Buses in India, 2022
Study with World Bank on Electric Mobility, 2020

Ongoing Research Projects

a. Enabling mechanisms to advance Low Emission Zones in India
b. Advancing Electric Buses in India

UITP India Regional Office

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New Delhi, India
Office of Chief Project Manager-5 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd Ground Floor, Airport Express Metro Stn Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi-110010

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