National Capital Region
The National Capital Region (NCR or Delhi NCR) is a large metropolitan area surrounding New Delhi, the capital of India.
Regions
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| Delhi Core city. |
| Haryana (Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Faridabad, Gurugram, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sonipat) |
| Rajasthan (Alwar, Bharatpur, Deeg, Khairthal-Tijara, Kotputli-Behror) |
| Uttar Pradesh (Upper Doab) (Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli) |
Cities
[edit]- 1 Alwar — city surrounded by the Aravali Hills with several important sites
- 2 Bharatpur — a city in Rajasthan known for the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, Lohagarh Fort and many temples
- 3 Faridabad — the largest city of Haryana, just south of Delhi
- 4 Delhi — the capital city of India
- 5 Ghaziabad — industrial city just east of Delhi
- 6 Greater Noida — an eastern extension of Noida
- 7 Gurugram (Gurgaon) — Delhi's burgeoning shopping and IT suburb
- 8 Meerut — famous for sports equipment like cricket bats, sweets like nankhatai and gazak, for being the starting point of the 1857 rebellion against British colonial rule, it is a large ancient city close to Delhi.
- 9 Noida — a satellite city of Delhi in Uttar Pradesh
Other destinations
[edit]- 1 Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan — once known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur. In winter it hosts thousands of birds. Keoladeo National Park is often referred to as bird paradise
- 2 Kuchesar — village close to Delhi
- 3 Sariska Reserve and National Park — a Tiger Reserve as well as the location of several archeological sites
- 4 Sultanpur National Park (Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary) — this park provides habitat and feeding grounds for many migratory birds such as the Siberian crane as well as the many resident bird species found here
Understand
[edit]The National Capital Region is a rural-urban region, with a population of over 4,60,69,000, about one out of 28 people in India. As well as the cities and towns, the NCR contains ecologically sensitive areas like the Aravalli ridge, forests, wildlife and bird sanctuaries.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]There are three airports serving Delhi as well as the whole NCR:
By train
[edit]The "Big Three" stations of Delhi NCR are:
- New Delhi NR Airport Express 2 (code: NDLS)
- Delhi Junction NR 2 (code: DLI)
- Hazrat Nizamuddin NR 8 DM (code: NZM)
Other major stations include:
- Anand Vihar Terminal NR 3/4 8 DM (code: ANVT)
- Delhi Sarai Rohilla NR (code: DEE)
Get around
[edit]By metro
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The Delhi Metro is considered the modern lifeline of Delhi, as well as the NCR. Other than that, the Noida Metro serves the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida. On the other hand, the Rapid Metro Gurgaon is a light metro system serving the satellite town of Gurgaon.
By rapid rail
[edit]Namo Bharat, colloquially rapid rail, is an RRTS network operating between Delhi and other satellite towns. It is faster than the existing local trains. As of 2025, only the Delhi–Meerut DM stretch of the network is operational.
By local train
[edit]The Delhi Suburban Railway provides limited commuter services on Delhi NCR's railways, and the facilities are a far cry from the user-friendly metro stations. For the most part, the railway stations are inconveniently located. There is no passenger service on the Delhi Ring Railway outside rush hour.