The Unconventional Guide to Transportation in Delhi

Introduction

Delhi, the capital city of India, or let’s say the state which represents India. The population of Delhi is about 1.5 crores. In addition to this, everyday tourists arrive in this state in large numbers. The population of Delhi not only creates heavy traffic but also generates revenue for the transportation and at lastly their main transportation is a taxi. Delhi is the only place where all the taxis services run on CNG, there is no place for other fuel such as petrol and diesel.

The Delhi city has almost 78,686 registered taxis; in this number, most of the cabs have tourists registered also. In addition to this, for Delhi taxi, there are more than 20 companies for taxi services like Ola, Uber etc. You have to book a cab, and it will pick you from your doorstep.

Let's know more about Delhi Taxi Services. 

Tourists Taxis

Delhi is the place where the maximum number of tourists arrive, whether to admire monuments and temples or to visit from one place to another. Although there are many options for taxis in the city, there are few registered taxis only for tourists. These provide them more comforts than any other regular taxis because drivers are also trained specially for these tourists.

Taxi Stands

Although now online booking of cabs is in trend. Before arriving at the airport, bus stand or railway station passengers book their cab and there taxi is ready to drop at their desired location. Before this, passengers have to visit a taxi stand nearby. At that time passengers have to wait is hours to get a taxi. There was always a taxi number mentioned in the cab which indicates this taxi will take you to a particular station.

Taxi Service for Delhi Airport

Delhi Airport that is Indira Gandhi International Airport is approximately 19 km away from the center of the city. It is quite challenging to reach there if you are new in the town. However, many passengers arrive at the airport to move at their respective destinations and, Delhi taxi is the primary choice for passengers. Outside the airport, there would many taxis offering you a ride, so you don’t have to search more there. 

CNG Taxis

Delhi is the first state which has completely CNG taxis, all the taxis including, auto-rickshaw also, run on CNG. Due to the increased pollution in Delhi, this announcement comes into existence by the CM of the state. If any taxi in Delhi found to be Non-CNG, then the registration of the cab can be canceled. This initiative of CM is appreciative and responsible for the reduction of pollution of the state.

Conclusion

The local transportation has become the lifeline of the capital city of Delhi. Taxis are the primary choice for transportation to reach from one place to another particularly in the city like Delhi. There are different varieties of any taxis are there in Delhi provided with facilities and services. There are many other facilities such as cabs, auto-rickshaws also for passengers.