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Security police usually describes a law enforcement agency which focuses primarily on providing security and law enforcement services to particular areas or specific properties. They may be employed by governmental, public, or private institutions. Security police are generally considered distinct from security guards as security police personnel typically hold some level of law enforcement authority . The exact powers held by security police vary widely between jurisdictions. Examples of these types of agencies include the United States' DoD Police and FBI Police , the Indian Central Industrial Security Force , and the British Civil Nuclear Constabulary .

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97-662: In some countries, security police is the name given to the secret security and intelligence services charged with protecting the state at the highest level, including responsibilities such as personal protection of the head of state , counter-espionage , and anti-terrorism . Examples of these agencies include the Japanese Security Police and the Georgian Security Police Department . Types of security police may include: Generally, any law enforcement agency dedicated to

194-508: A 16-week training academy at the Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training Academy that instructs new officers on laws of arrest, firearms training, arrest and control techniques, physical fitness, field and patrol tactics, first responder medical training, and corrections-custody training. Being duly non-sworn California public officers, Orange County Sheriff's special officers maintain public officer authority while on duty In

291-494: A 1969 traffic and travel characteristics study in the city. Over the next several years, committees in a number of government departments were commissioned to examine issues related to technology, route alignment, and governmental jurisdiction. In 1984, the Urban Arts Commission proposed the development of a multi-modal transport system which would build three underground mass rapid transit corridors and augmenting

388-722: A 6.67 km (4.14 mi) extension from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Interchanges are available with the Aqua Line (Noida Metro) Noida Sector 51 station at Noida Sector 52 , with the Yellow Line at Rajiv Chowk , with the Green Line at Kirti Nagar , with the Violet Line at Mandi House , with the Airport Express at Dwarka Sector 21 , with

485-537: A 90-second headway, although the actual headway between trains is higher because of the relatively low demand on the new corridors. Keeping the short headway and other constraints in mind, DMRC changed its decision to build nine-car-long stations for new lines and opted for shorter stations which can accommodate six-car trains. On 19 October 2008, a launching gantry and part of the overhead Blue Line extension under construction in Laxmi Nagar collapsed and fell on

582-491: A difficult urban environment within a limited time frame. Putting the central and state governments on an equal footing gave an unprecedented level of autonomy and freedom to the company, which had full powers to hire people, decide on tenders, and control funds. The DMRC hired the Hong Kong MTRC as a technical consultant on rapid-transit operation and construction techniques. Construction proceeded smoothly except for

679-673: A joint venture between the Government of India and Delhi , built and operates the Delhi Metro. The DMRC was certified by the United Nations in 2011 as the first metro rail and rail-based system in the world to receive carbon credits for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, reducing annual carbon emission levels in the city by 630,000 tonnes. The Delhi Metro has interchanges with the Rapid Metro Gurgaon (with

776-658: A major disagreement in 2000, when the Ministry of Railways forced the system to use 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) broad gauge despite the DMRC's preference for standard gauge . This decision led to an additional capital expenditure of ₹ 260 crore (US$ 31 million). The Delhi Metro's first line, the Red Line , was inaugurated by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 24 December 2002. The metro became India's second underground rapid transit system , after

873-466: A maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). Originally scheduled to open before the 2010 Commonwealth Games , the line failed to obtain the mandatory safety clearance and was opened on 23 February 2011 after a delay of about five months. Sixteen months after beginning operations, it was shut down for viaduct repairs on 7 July 2012. The line reopened on 22 January 2013. On 27 June 2013, Reliance Infrastructure told DMRC that they were unable to operate

970-651: A maximum speed of 160   km/h. Phase I of the project consists of three corridors: Delhi–Meerut , Delhi–Alwar, and Delhi–Panipat corridor. The Delhi–Meerut corridor, also known as the Delhi–Meerut RRTS , is currently under development by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). The Delhi–Meerut RRTS is 82.15 km (51.05 mi) long and costs ₹ 30,274 crore (US$ 3.6 billion). It will comprise 14 stations (with nine additional stations for

1067-560: A mesh of judicial and legislative accountability, whereas in others they may answer only to a single leader or executive committee. Delhi Metro [REDACTED] The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system that serves Delhi and the adjoining satellite cities of Ghaziabad , Faridabad , Gurugram , Noida , Bahadurgarh , and Ballabhgarh in the National Capital Region of India . The system consists of 10 colour-coded lines serving 256 stations , with

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1164-629: A minimum they generally hold detainment and arrest powers. Some security police agencies enjoy enhanced authority in certain circumstances. For example, the Belfast Harbour Police of Northern Ireland may, in addition to having authority to enforce the law of Northern Ireland and of the United Kingdom, enforce the Belfast Harbour Commissioners’ by-laws. Security police are generally trained to

1261-720: A national police, an internal security agency, and a counterintelligence agency. In other countries, separate agencies exist, although the nature of their work causes them to interact. For example, in France, the Police nationale and the Gendarmerie nationale both handle policing duties, and the Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur handles counterintelligence. Likewise, the distinction, or overlap, between military and civilian security agencies varies between countries. In

1358-692: A particular assignment, are regarded as private citizens and have no police powers. However, special officers still may make arrests for a felony, whether in or out of their presence, while not on a particular assignment, under Louisiana Law CCRP art.214 arrest by private person; when lawful. The Internal Security Division is a security police unit of the Bolivarian Service of National Intelligence. Dressed with black berets and armed with M16s and M4s. This unit provides security at counterintelligence territorial bases and other facilities. They have police powers. Security agency A security agency

1455-514: A passing bus. Workers were using a crane to lift a 400-tonne concrete span of the bridge when the gantry and a 34-metre-long (112 ft) span of the bridge collapsed on the bus. The driver and a construction worker were killed. On 12 July 2009, a section of a bridge collapsed while it was being erected at Zamrudpur, east of Kailash, on the Central Secretariat – Badarpur corridor. Six people died and 15 were injured. A crane removing

1552-502: A peace officer. Special officers may make arrests for felony or misdemeanor offenses on the property or area they are to protect, patrol, or in relation to their direct assignment. The special officer, when making an arrest, may pat down the arrested subject for weapons. Special officers are to turn over arrested subjects and pertaining evidence to a New Orleans Police officer. Special officers are to honor all subpoenas on arrest made and appear in court to testify. Special officers, when not on

1649-424: A person who disturbs the public order in his area of responsibility. He may also detain persons suffering from alcohol intoxication , seize alcoholic beverages , make a citizen's arrest (as everyone else), seize evidence after a citizen's arrest, and search a detained person. Detained persons and evidence are to be turned over to the police, who has a general command authority over him. An ordningsvakt carries

1746-428: A public agency. Orange County Sheriff's Department special officers are duly appointed and dedicated California public officers under California Penal Code section 831.4. (a) (1), who provide citation enforcement and security services for the department in connection with the county bus system , airport , the operations of the local courts and the custody of local prisoners. These sheriff's special officers attend

1843-581: A security police service separate from their city police. These may be employees of a public agency or private contractors. The complexity of special policing and special police authority is illustrated by these examples, which are not meant to be exhaustive. In California, peace officer powers are granted by the California Penal Code under a number of different code sections. Cities, counties and special districts are authorized to form their own law enforcement agencies. Peace officer training

1940-473: A shared ticketing system) and Noida Metro . On 22 October 2019, DMRC took over operations of the financially-troubled Rapid Metro Gurgaon. The Delhi Metro's annual ridership was 203.23 crore (2.03 billion) in 2023. The system will have interchanges with the Delhi-Meerut RRTS , India's fastest urban regional transit system. The concept of mass rapid transit for New Delhi first emerged from

2037-663: A short duration such as soccer games and dances. Nowadays they also serve as employees of security firms on a permanent basis in the Stockholm metro , in courts and at public meetings in municipalities and regions. The number of sworn police officers in Sweden were at about the same time 20,942. The special police (保安警察, Bao-an Jingcha ) is known as the Security Police of Taiwan . The Northern Ireland Security Guard Service (not to be confused with MOD Police or MPGS )

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2134-591: A similar — if not identical — standard as other law enforcement officers of their nation, though standards do vary widely between jurisdictions. The RAAF Security Police is responsible for base security and policing the RAAF and they work closely with the Airfield Defence Guards . The Military Working Dog Unit also provides a further security function. Most state police force in Australia employs

2231-461: A special badge, and, since 2012, wears a standardized uniform (irrespective of employer). In February 2021, there were 7,830 persons deputized as ordningsvakter in Sweden . Of these, about 4,100 were employed by security companies while the rest had personal assignments from private or public clients. Previously, the assignments were mostly on a persona basis keeping public order at public events of

2328-638: A stepping stone to their current roles. In New South Wales , an armed internal unit of the New South Wales Police Force is staffed by special constables who hold identical powers and immunities of police officers at the rank of constable. Special constables wear similar uniforms to police officers, carry arms and appointments and are issued warrant cards and badges. Special constables provide security services to select government and police complexes. The Polizei beim Deutschen Bundestag (Polizei DBT, commonly known as Bundestagspolizei )

2425-457: A team of officers known as Protective Services Officers (PSOs). Stationed in and around public or government buildings, these PSOs are armed (to varying degrees) and wear slightly different uniforms. They are also called upon by regular police officers if the need arises. They generally undergo training at the state police college and share many resources. Some police officers have used the PSO path as

2522-473: A total length of 350.42 kilometres (217.74 mi). It is India's largest and busiest metro rail system and the second-oldest, after the Kolkata Metro . The metro has a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using broad-gauge and standard-gauge tracks. The metro makes over 4,300 trips daily. Construction began in 1998, and the first elevated section ( Shahdara to Tis Hazari ) on

2619-515: Is a governmental organization that conducts intelligence activities for the internal security of a nation . They are the domestic cousins of foreign intelligence agencies , and typically conduct counterintelligence to thwart other countries' foreign intelligence efforts. For example, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is an internal intelligence, security and law enforcement agency, while

2716-615: Is a civilian armed guard service in which all civilian security officers are armed. They provide security at Ministry of Defence establishments in Northern Ireland . The Belfast International Airport Constabulary is a small, armed, specialised police force responsible for policing Belfast International Airport , Northern Ireland. In the United States , the laws concerning peace officers vary widely from federal / state / city. Each state legislature with approval from

2813-476: Is a person deputized by the Swedish Police Authority to act as a law enforcement officer with limited police powers. His main mission is to assist in maintaining public order. An ordningsvakt may carry a baton , firearm , and handcuffs , may use a police dog , and is authorized to use force if necessary to maintain order. An ordningsvakt may reject, remove and, if necessary, detain,

2910-495: Is debate about whether some security agencies should be characterized as secret police forces. The extent to which security agencies use domestic covert operations to exert political control varies by country and political system. Such operations can include surveillance, infiltration, and disruption of dissident groups, attempts to publicly discredit dissident figures, and even assassination or extrajudicial detention and execution. Security agencies are constrained in some countries by

3007-616: Is no state police for individual states. The Navy Establishments Police ( Portuguese : Polícia dos Estabelecimentos da Marinha ) is a small security police force responsible for protecting several of the facilities of the Portuguese Navy , including the navy central administration buildings, the Lisbon Naval Base and the Navy Museum . The Navy Establishments Police is a non-military service, in contrast with

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3104-458: Is now operated by DMRC. The line was built at a cost of ₹ 57 billion (US$ 680 million), of which Reliance Infrastructure invested ₹ 28.85 billion (US$ 350 million) and will pay fees in a revenue-share model. It has six stations (Dhaula Kuan and Delhi Aerocity became operational on 15 August 2011), and some have check-in facilities , parking, and eateries. Rolling stock consists of six-coach trains, operating at ten-minute intervals, with

3201-494: Is provided at five-minute intervals. An interchange with the Yellow Line is available at Central Secretariat through an integrated concourse. On 14 January 2011, the remaining portion from Sarita Vihar to Badarpur was opened; this added three new stations to the network. The section between Mandi House and Central Secretariat was opened on 26 June 2014, and a 971-metre-long (3,186 ft) section between ITO and Mandi House

3298-462: Is regulated by a state agency, Peace Officer Standards and Training or POST . This training can consist of as little as a 40-hour PC 832 course (for park rangers , probation officers or fire investigators who might make an arrest in the course of their duties), or as much as a 700-hour POST Basic Academy (for entry level peace officers). Security guards (including off duty peace officers) may only carry firearms in private employment if licensed by

3395-681: Is responsible for protecting over 300 government industries, 66 of the 137 civilian airports of India and all the 13 major seaports of India. It also protects the Delhi Metro , the Visva-Bharti University , certain Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) buildings and 11 private establishments. In addition to this, it also provides consultancy services for more than 150 government and private establishments. The Railway Protection Force (RPF)

3492-481: Is responsible for protecting the Indian Railways and ensuring safety of citizens in trains. It has a strength of around 75,000 officers. The Defence Security Force (DSC) protects military installations and property belonging to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). In addition, many states may have their own police units or government agencies responsible for providing security for industries not protected by

3589-598: Is the Delhi Metro's longest line. The mostly-elevated line covers Delhi in a U-shaped pattern. It is also known as the Ring Road Line, since it runs along the busy Ring Road . The line has interchanges with most of the metro's other lines, including with the Red Line at Netaji Subhash Place and Welcome , with the Yellow Line at Azadpur and Dilli Haat – INA , with the Blue Line at Rajouri Garden , Mayur Vihar Phase-I , Anand Vihar and Karkarduma , with

3686-617: Is the longest corridor outside Delhi: 11 stations and 17 km (11 mi). On 28 May 2017, the ITO – Kashmere Gate corridor was opened by Union Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu and Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal . The underground section is popularly known as the Heritage Line. Interchanges are available with the Red Line at Kashmere Gate, with the Yellow Line at Kashmere Gate and Central Secretariat , with

3783-514: Is the metro's first line to replace four-coach trains with six- and eight-coach configurations. The Metro Museum at Patel Chowk metro station , South Asia 's only rapid-transit museum, has a collection of display panels, historical photographs and exhibits tracing the genesis of the Delhi Metro. The museum was opened on 1 January 2009. The Blue Line, the third line of the metro open, was the first to connect areas outside Delhi. Mainly elevated and partly underground, it connects Dwarka Sub City in

3880-722: Is the smallest and least known police agency in Germany . It is responsible for the protection of the premises of the Bundestag in Berlin . Because the chief of the Bundestagspolizei is the president of the Bundestag (Federal Parliament of Germany) and not the minister of the interior, it can not be called a federal police agency. The number of their officers is not published yet. The Bundestagspolizei recruit their staff from all German police agencies. A special division of

3977-660: The Blue Line at Mandi House , with the Pink Line at Lajpat Nagar and with the Magenta Line at Kalkaji Mandir . The Airport Express line runs 22.7 km (14.1 mi) from New Delhi to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 , linking the New Delhi railway station and Indira Gandhi International Airport . The line was operated by Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Limited (DAMEL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure (the line's concessionaire until 30 June 2013). It

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4074-583: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an external intelligence service, which deals primarily with intelligence collection overseas. A similar relationship exists in Britain between MI5 and MI6 . The distinction, or overlap, between security agencies, national police , and gendarmerie organizations varies by country. For example, in the United States , one organization, the FBI, is

4171-554: The Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station of the Pink Line at Dhaula Kuan , and with Indian Railways at New Delhi . An expansion of Dwarka Sector 25 was inaugurated on 17 September 2023 with the opening of the adjacent India International Convention Centre . The Pink Line is the second new line of the Delhi Metro's third phase. It was opened on 14 March 2018, with an extension opening on 6 August. The Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake -to- Shiv Vihar section

4268-542: The Green Line at Punjabi Bagh West , with Dhaula Kuan of the Airport Express at Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus , with the Violet Line at Lajpat Nagar , with Indian Railways at Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar Terminal , and the ISBTs at Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan . The Pink Line reaches the Delhi Metro's highest point at Dhaula Kuan  – 23.6 metres (77 ft 5 in), passing over

4365-632: The Hong Kong Police Force , known as the Airport Security Unit (ASU) , has been engaged by airports in Hong Kong (HK), to provide security services. These personnel have higher fitness standards and are issued with heavier firepower, than ordinary HK police officers. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is the primary federal security police agency of India. It has a strength of more than 365,000 personnel and

4462-498: The Kolkata Metro , when the Vishwa Vidyalaya – Kashmere Gate section of the Yellow Line opened on 20 December 2004. The underground line was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . The project's first phase was completed in 2006, on budget and almost three years ahead of schedule, an achievement described by Business Week as "nothing short of a miracle". A 64.75 kilometer (40.23 miles) network of 59 stations

4559-495: The Los Angeles metropolitan area, there are numerous examples of security police with different levels of authority and responsibility. The City of New Orleans Department of Police in accordance with New Orleans Home Rule Charter section 4-502 (2) (a) (b) and New Orleans Municipal Code 17-271 MCS 90–86, deputizes armed security officers, private investigators, college campus police , city, state, and federal agencies, within

4656-657: The Meerut Metro ) and two depots. Three of the 14 stations (Sarai Kale Khan, New Ashok Nagar, and Anand Vihar) will be in Delhi, and are planned for seamless integration with the Delhi Metro. The Delhi Metro was planned to be built in phases spread over about 20 years, with each phase lasting five years and the end of one phase marking the beginning of the next. Phase I (65 km or 40 mi) and Phase II (125 km or 78 mi) were completed in 2006 and 2011, respectively. Phase III, totaling 160.07 km (99.46 mi),

4753-807: The Naval Police ( Polícia Naval ) which is the Portuguese Navy 's military police. During the 1960s the South African Security Police were known for detaining and interrogating members of the public, often leading to the victims death or disappearance, especially in the height of the Apartheid era. During the 1990s the Sri Lanka Police created a sub unit with its members known as police security assistants . They were mostly limited to protection of police and governmental facilities. An ordningsvakt (”order-guard”)

4850-686: The Noida-Greater Noida Metro and the 11.7-kilometre (7.3 mi) Rapid Metro Gurgaon which connect to the Delhi Metro. The Haryana Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (HMRTC) has plans to establish a metro network spanning 188 kilometers in Gurugram. Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) will be responsible for constructing, maintaining, and operating this metro line, similar to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Currently, all these lines will be developed in

4947-480: The Pink Line at Rajouri Garden , Mayur Vihar Phase-I , Karkarduma and Anand Vihar , with the Magenta Line at Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden , and with Indian Railways and the Interstate Bus Station (ISBT) at Anand Vihar station (which connects with Anand Vihar Railway Terminal and Anand Vihar ISBT ). An interchange with the Red Line at Mohan Nagar is planned. Opened in 2010,

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5044-529: The Red Line opened on 25 December 2002. The first underground section ( Vishwa Vidyalaya – Kashmere Gate ) on the Yellow Line opened on 20 December 2004. The network was developed in phases. Phase I was completed by 2006, followed by Phase II in 2011. Phase III was mostly complete in 2021, except for a small extension of the Airport Line which opened in 2023. Construction of Phase IV began on 30 December 2019. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC),

5141-594: The Yamuna River between the Kashmere Gate and Shastri Park stations. The opening of the first stretch on 24 December 2002, between Shahdara and Tis Hazari , crashed the ticketing system due to demand. Subsequent sections were opened from Tis Hazari – Trinagar (later renamed Inderlok ) on 4 October 2003, Inderlok – Rithala on 31 March 2004, and Shahdara – Dilshad Garden on 4 June 2008. The Red Line has interchanges at Kashmere Gate with

5238-470: The Yellow and Violet Lines , at Inderlok with the Green Line , and at Netaji Subhash Place and Welcome with the Pink Line . An interchange with the Blue Line at Mohan Nagar is planned. Six-coach trains were commissioned on the line on 24 November 2013. An extension from Dilshad Garden to Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) opened on 8 March 2019. The metro introduced a set of two eight-coach trains on

5335-770: The 15.1-kilometre (9.4 mi) Inderlok–Mundka section opening on 3 April 2010 and the 3.5-kilometre (2.2 mi) Kirti Nagar–Ashok Park Main branch line opening on 27 August 2011. On 6 August 2012, to improve commuting in the National Capital Region, the government of India approved an extension from Mundka to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The 11.18-kilometre (6.95 mi) stretch has seven stations ( Mundka Industrial Area , Ghevra , Tikri Kalan , Tikri Border , Pandit Shree Ram Sharma , Bahadurgarh City and Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh ) between Mundka and Bahadurgarh, and opened on 24 June 2018. Interchanges are available with

5432-441: The 38-kilometre-long (24 mi) Magenta line began on 28 December 2021, making it the Delhi Metro's (and India's) first driverless metro line. On 25 November 2021, the 59-kilometre-long (37 mi) Pink Line also began driverless operations. The total driverless DMRC network is nearly 97 km (60 mi), putting Delhi Metro in fourth position globally among such networks behind Kuala Lumpur . The expected daily ridership of

5529-603: The Blue Line at Dwarka. The Najafgarh-to-Dwarka section was opened on 4 October 2019. The extension to Dhansa Bus Stand was scheduled to open in December 2020, but construction was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic ; it opened on 18 September 2021. The RapidX is a semi-high-speed regional rapid transit system (RRTS) which aims to connect Delhi with its neighbouring cities via eight lines of semi-high-speed trains operating at

5626-583: The Blue Line completed Phase I in October 2006. Phase II consists of 123.3 km (76.6 mi) of route length and 86 stations, and is completed; the first section opened in June 2008, and the last section opened in August 2011. Phase III consists of 109 stations, three new lines and seven route extensions, totaling 160.07 km (99.46 mi), at a cost of ₹ 410.79 billion (US$ 4.9 billion). Most of it

5723-419: The Blue Line to Noida and Ghaziabad) of the national capital region in the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. At the end of Phases I and II, the network's total length was 188.05 km (116.85 mi) and 145 stations became operational between 4 June 2008 and 27 August 2011. Phase I (Red, Yellow and Blue Lines) and Phase II (Green, Violet, and Airport Express Lines) focused on adding radial lines to expand

5820-674: The CISF. These include various State Industrial Security Forces (SISF). In Japan , security police, also known as "SP" are law enforcement officers that provide security for domestic and foreign dignitaries. Their role in dignitary protection is similar to that of the United States Secret Service . The Royal Malaysia Police are generally responsible for protecting and policing the airports, seaports and government sites in Malaysia . Unlike several other countries, there

5917-417: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 3 May 1995, with Elattuvalapil Sreedharan its managing director. Mangu Singh replaced Sreedharan as DMRC managing director on 31 December 2011. When the project was originally approved by the Union Cabinet in September 1996, it had three corridors. In 1997, official development assistance loans from Japan were granted to finance and conduct the first phase of

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6014-466: The Dhaula Kuan grade-separator flyovers and the Airport Express Line. The Magenta Line is the Delhi Metro's first new line of its third phase. The Botanical Garden-to-Kalkaji Mandir section opened on 25 December 2017, and the remainder of the line opened on 28 May 2018. It has 25 stations, from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden . The line directly connects to Terminal 1D of Indira Gandhi International Airport . The Hauz Khas station on this line and

6111-577: The Green Line (Line 5) is the metro's fifth and its first standard-gauge line; the others were broad gauge. It runs between Inderlok (a Red Line station) and Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh , with a branch line connecting its Ashok Park Main station with Kirti Nagar on the Blue Line. The elevated line, built as part of Phase II, runs primarily along the busy NH 10 route in West Delhi. It has 24 stations, including an interchange, and covers 29.64 km (18.42 mi). The line has India's first standard-gauge maintenance depot, at Mundka. It opened in two stages, with

6208-409: The Magenta Line on Outer Ring Road (Line 8) and the Grey Line connecting Dwarka and Najafgarh (Line 9). Work on Phase III began in 2011, with 2016 the planned deadline. Over 20 tunnel-boring machines were used simultaneously to expedite construction, which was completed in March 2019 (except for a small stretch due to non-availability of land). Short extensions were later added to Phase III, which

6305-435: The Mohan Nagar intersection in Ghaziabad. A car, an auto rickshaw, and a motorbike were also damaged in the incident. The Delhi Metro has been undergoing construction in phases. Phase I consisted of 59 stations and 64.75 km (40.23 mi) of route length, of which 13.0 km (8.1 mi) is underground and 52.0 km (32.3 mi) at grade or elevated. The inauguration of the Dwarka – Barakhamba Road corridor of

6402-516: The Red Line at Inderlok , the Blue Line at Kirti Nagar and the Pink Line at Punjabi Bagh West . The Violet Line is the sixth metro line opened and the second standard-gauge corridor, after the Green Line. The 47-kilometre-long (29 mi) line connects Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabgarh via Faridabad to Kashmere Gate in New Delhi , with 26 km (16 mi) overhead and the rest underground. The first section between Central Secretariat and Sarita Vihar opened on 3 October 2010, hours before

6499-413: The Red Line, converted from the existing fleet of 39 six-coach trains, in November 2022. The Yellow Line, the metro's second line, was its first underground line. Running 49 kilometres (30 mi) north to south, it connects Samaypur Badli with Millennium City Centre Gurugram in Gurugram . The northern and southern parts of the line are elevated, and the central section (which passes through some of

6596-443: The United States, the FBI and CIA are civilian agencies, although they have various paramilitary traits and have professional relationships with the U.S.'s military intelligence organizations. In many countries all intelligence efforts answer to the military, whether by official design or at least on a de facto basis. Countries where various military and civilian agencies divide responsibilities tend to reorganize their efforts over

6693-518: The Yamuna River between the Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank stations, and has India's second extradosed bridge across the Northern Railways mainlines near Pragati Maidan . A branch of the Blue Line, inaugurated on 8 January 2010, runs for 6.25 kilometres (3.88 mi) from the Yamuna Bank station to Anand Vihar in East Delhi. It was extended to Vaishali on 14 July 2011. A 2.76-kilometre (1.71 mi) stretch from Dwarka Sector 9 to Dwarka Sector 21 opened on 30 October 2010. On 9 March 2019,

6790-616: The Yellow Line is the deepest metro station, at a depth of 29 metres (95 ft). The Magenta Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line at Hauz Khas , with the Blue Line at Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden , and with the Violet Line at Kalkaji Mandir . India's first driverless train service began on the Magenta Line in December 2020. The Grey Line (also known as Line 9), the metro's shortest, runs from Dwarka to Dhansa Bus Stand in western Delhi. The 4.295 km (2.669 mi) line has four stations (Dhansa Bus Stand, Najafgarh , Nangli and Dwarka), and has an interchange with

6887-399: The bus transport system compounded the problem, with inexperienced operators plying poorly-maintained, noisy and polluting buses on lengthy routes; this resulted in long waiting times, unreliable service, overcrowding, unqualified drivers, speeding and reckless driving which led to road accidents. The Government of India under Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and the Government of Delhi set up

6984-411: The city limits, with limited police powers as New Orleans Police special officers. New Orleans Municipal Code 17-271 MCS 30-1122 states that it shall be unlawful for any person to act as an armed guard unless they are a peace officer. Louisiana R.S. 40:1379.1 (b) states that the special officer, when performing those tasks requiring a special officer's commission, shall have the same powers and duties as

7081-435: The city's suburban railway and road transport networks. The city expanded significantly while technical studies and financing the project underway, doubling its population and increasing the number of vehicles five-fold between 1981 and 1998. Traffic congestion and pollution soared as an increasing number of commuters used private vehicles, and the existing bus system was unable to bear the load. A 1992 attempt to privatise

7178-493: The debris collapsed the following day and collapsed two other nearby cranes, injuring six. On 22 July 2009, a worker at the Ashok Park Metro station was killed when a steel beam fell on him. Over a hundred people, including 93 workers, have died since work on the metro began in 1998. On 23 April 2018, five people were injured when an iron girder fell off the elevated section of a Metro structure under construction at

7275-631: The decades to force the various agencies to cooperate more effectively, integrating (or at least coordinating) their efforts with some unified directorate. For example, after many years of turf wars, the member agencies of the United States Intelligence Community are now coordinated by the Director of National Intelligence , with the hope to reduce stovepiping of information. In Ireland , for example, intelligence operations relevant to internal security are conducted by

7372-495: The government of India was received for three priority corridors in March 2019. Construction of the corridors 65.1 km (40.5 mi) began on 30 December 2019, with an expected completion date of 2025. The metro's total length will exceed 450 kilometres (280 mi) at the end of Phase IV, not including other independently operated systems in the National Capital Region such as the 29.7-kilometre-long (18.5 mi) Aqua Line of

7469-678: The governor has the ability to modify the powers of peace officers in their state through legislation. Most of the federal government 's uniformed police officers are security police who primarily serve to protect federal property and personnel. An example is the Federal Protective Service who protect federal buildings and the various agencies of the Department of Defense Police in protecting military installations and properties. Some major cities such as Washington, D.C. , Los Angeles , San Francisco and Boston have

7566-496: The inaugural ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games , and connects Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (the venue for the games' opening and closing ceremonies). Completed in 41 months, it includes a 100-metre-long (330 ft) bridge over the Indian Railways mainlines and a 167.5-metre-long (550 ft) cable-stayed bridge across a road flyover; it connects several hospitals, tourist attractions, and an industrial estate. Service

7663-433: The line beyond 30 June of that year. DMRC took over the line on 1 July 2013 with a 100-person operations and maintenance team. In January 2015, DMRC reported that the line's ridership had increased about 30 percent after a fare reduction of up to 40 percent the previous July. DMRC announced a further fare reduction on 14 September 2015, with a maximum fare of ₹60 and minimum of ₹10 instead of ₹100 and ₹20. DMRC said that this

7760-617: The line was further extended between Jahangirpuri and Samaypur Badli in Outer Delhi. Interchanges are available with the Red Line and Kashmere Gate ISBT at Kashmere Gate , with the Blue Line at Rajiv Chowk , with the Violet Line at Kashmere Gate and Central Secretariat , with the Airport Express at New Delhi , with the Pink Line at Azadpur and Dilli Haat - INA , with the Magenta Line at Hauz Khas , with Rapid Metro Gurgaon at Sikanderpur , and with Indian Railways at Chandni Chowk and New Delhi . The Yellow Line

7857-466: The mainline, opened on 21 June 2010; the Chhatarpur station on this stretch opened on 26 August of that year. Due to delays in acquiring land to construct the station, it was built with prefabricated structures in nine months and is the only Delhi Metro station made completely of steel. The connecting link between Central Secretariat and Qutub Minar opened on 3 September 2010. On 10 November 2015,

7954-412: The military ( G2 ) and police ( SDU ), rather than civilian agencies. Security agencies frequently have " security ", "intelligence" or "service" in their names. Private organizations that provide services similar to a security agency might be called a "security company" or "security service", but those terms can also be used for organizations that have nothing to do with intelligence gathering. There

8051-591: The most congested parts of Delhi) is underground. The underground section between Vishwa Vidyalaya and Kashmere Gate opened on 20 December 2004; the Kashmere Gate ;– Central Secretariat section opened on 3 July 2005, and Vishwa Vidyalaya – Jahangirpuri on 4 February 2009. The line has India's second-deepest metro station at Chawri Bazar , 25 metres (82 ft) below ground level. An additional stretch from Qutab Minar to Millennium City Centre Gurugram , initially operating separately from

8148-475: The network after the completion of Phase III was estimated at 53.47 lakh passengers. Actual DMRC ridership was 27.79 lakh in 2019–20, 51.97 percent of the projected ridership. Actual ridership of the Phase III corridors was 4.38 lakh, compared with a projected ridership of 20.89 lakh in 2019–20 (a deficit of 79.02 percent). The communication-based train control (CBTC) on Phase III trains enables them to run at

8245-606: The network. To further reduce congestion and improve connectivity, Phase III included eight extensions to existing lines, two ring lines (the Pink and Magenta Lines) and the Grey Line. It has 28 underground stations, three new lines and seven route extensions, totaling 162.08 kilometres (100.71 mi), at a cost of ₹ 410.079 billion (US$ 4.9 billion). The three new Phase III lines are the Pink Line on Inner Ring Road (Line 7),

8342-499: The security of a particular property or properties may be considered a security police agency. Security police differ from security guards in that personnel of security police agencies are considered law enforcement officers , while security guards generally are not. Even where security guards hold some form of policing powers beyond that of the average individual they are not generally considered "security police." The powers and authority of security police vary by jurisdiction, but at

8439-465: The state licensing authority, the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services . Persons regularly employed by public agencies as security guards, however, may be exempt from BSIS regulation, if they have completed POST-certified training in accordance with PC 832 or other penal code sections. However, security guards employed by a private employer are still regulated by BSIS even though the client may be

8536-421: The system. Construction of the Delhi Metro began on 1 October 1998. To avoid problems experienced by the Kolkata Metro , which witnessed substantial delays and ran 12 times over budget due to "political meddling, technical problems and bureaucratic delays", the DMRC was created as a special-purpose vehicle vested with autonomy and power to execute the large project which involved many technical complexities in

8633-543: The west with the satellite city of Noida in the east for a distance of 56.61 kilometres (35.18 mi). The line's first section, between Dwarka and Barakhamba Road , opened on 31 December 2005, and subsequent sections opened between Dwarka – Dwarka Sector 9 on 1 April 2006, Barakhamba Road – Indraprastha on 11 November 2006, Indraprastha – Yamuna Bank on 10 May 2009, Yamuna Bank – Noida City Centre on 12 November 2009, and Dwarka Sector 9 – Dwarka Sector 21 on 30 October 2010. The line crosses

8730-438: Was approved by the government of India for construction on 7 March 2019. The Golden Line was lengthened in October 2020, making the project 65.1 km (40.5 mi) long. It is planned to be completed by 2025. The Red Line, the first metro line opened, connects Rithala in the west to Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) in the east for a distance of 34.55 kilometres (21.47 mi). Partly elevated and partly at grade, it crosses

8827-483: Was completed on 5 April 2019 except for a short section of the Pink Line between the Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations and the Grey Line extension from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand; they opened on 6 August and 18 September 2021, respectively. Phase IV, with a length of 103 km (64 mi) and six lines, was finalized by the Government of Delhi in December 2018. Approval from

8924-520: Was completed on 5 April 2019, except for a small section of the Pink Line between the Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations (which opened on 6 August 2021) and the Grey Line extension from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand (which opened on 18 September 2021). Phase IV, with six lines totaling 103.93 km (64.58 mi), was finalized in July 2015. Of this, 61.679 km (38.326 mi) across three lines (priority corridors) with 45 stations

9021-608: Was constructed in Delhi , encompassing the initial sections of the Red, Yellow, and Blue Lines. The stations were opened to the public between 25 December 2002 and 11 November 2006. A total of 123.3-kilometre-long (76.6 mi) network of 86 stations and 10 routes and extensions was built. Seven routes were extensions of the Phase I network, three were new colour-coded lines, and three routes connect to other cities (the Yellow Line to Gurgaon and

9118-501: Was done to reduce crowding on the Blue Line, diverting some Dwarka-bound passengers to the Airport Express Line (which is underutilised and faster than the Blue Line. The line's speed was increased from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on 24 June 2023, enabling a 16-minute ride from New Delhi to IGI Airport . Interchanges are available with the Yellow Line at New Delhi , with the Blue Line at Dwarka Sector 21 , with

9215-457: Was expected to be completed by the end of 2020, but construction was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was completed on 18 September 2021 with the opening of the Grey Line extension from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand . An extension of the Airport Line to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 metro station was later added, and it was completed on 17 September 2023. Driverless operations on

9312-552: Was opened on 31 October, and the Lajpat Nagar -to- Mayur Vihar Pocket I section opened on 31 December of that year. The final section, between Mayur Vihar Pocket I and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake, was opened on 6 August 2021 after delays due to land-acquisition and rehabilitation issues. The Pink Line has 38 stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar , both in North Delhi. With a length of 58.43 kilometres (36.31 mi), it

9409-741: Was opened on 8 June 2015. A 14 km (8.7 mi) extension south to Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 September 2015. All nine stations on the Badarpur–Escorts Mujesar (Faridabad) section of the metro's Phase III received the highest rating (platinum) for adherence to green-building norms from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). The awards were given to DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh by IGBC chair P. C. Jain on 10 September 2015. The line's Faridabad corridor

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