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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which of the following metros has become the 2nd largest Metro Rail (MR) network in India? Notes: Recently, L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited has commissioned a 16 km stretch of elevated metro & hence completed one full stretch of the three corridor Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) project.

Detailed explanation-2: -With this, Hyderabad Metro has become the second largest operational metro rail network in the country, only after the Delhi Metro Rail. Hyderabad Metro is also the biggest metro project in the world in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, with a total project cost of ₹20, 000 crore, constructed by Larsen & Toubro.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beijing Subway-China Therefore, Beijing Subway is the second longest metro system in the world. Its daily ridership is more than 10 million, but on 12 July 2019, it was more than 13 million and, thus, broke a record.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. This underground line was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are currently 16 operational rapid transit (popularly known as ‘metro’) systems in fifteen cities across India, with Delhi Metro being the largest. As of December 2022, India has 822.038 km of operational metro lines and 16 systems. A further 568.15 km of lines are under construction.