Data Sources & Methodology

Our data policy guidelines, GTFS provenance tracking, licensing attributions, and verification standards.

1. Primary Transit Data Sources

All transit network topologies, station sequences, line geometries, fare structures, and first/last train timetables published on Metro India strictly originate from official and open sources:

  • Official Metro Operator GTFS & Static Schedule Feeds (DMRC, MMOPL, BMRCL, KMRL, CMRL).
  • Government Open Data Portal of India (data.gov.in / GODL-IN license).
  • Official operator press releases, tariff charts, and station entrance maps.
  • OpenStreetMap (OSM) spatial station entrance nodes under ODbL license.
  • Human editorial physical verification for landmark exit gate references.

2. Verification & Audit Pipeline

Every record in our database is tagged with explicit provenance attributes: source identifier, last verification timestamp, and confidence score. Automated diff checks compare incoming feed updates against active records to prevent accidental regressions.

Metro Transit Operator Directory

OperatorCodePrimary NetworkFeed Status
Delhi Metro Rail CorporationDMRCDelhi Metro Rail Corporation Verified Feed
Mumbai Metro One Private LimitedMMOPLMumbai Metro One Private Limited Verified Feed
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation LimitedBMRCLBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited Verified Feed
L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad LimitedLTMRHLL&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited Verified Feed
Kolkata Metro Rail CorporationKMRCKolkata Metro Rail Corporation Verified Feed
Chennai Metro Rail LimitedCMRLChennai Metro Rail Limited Verified Feed
Kochi Metro Rail LimitedKMRLKochi Metro Rail Limited Verified Feed
Pune Metro Rail ProjectMAHAMETRO-PUNEPune Metro Rail Project Verified Feed
Gujarat Metro Rail CorporationGMRCLGujarat Metro Rail Corporation Verified Feed

Verified Transit Data

All station, fare, and schedule data is sourced from official operator websites, government GTFS feeds, and verified open data. No synthetic or AI-generated information.

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