ഡല്ഹി മെട്രോയ്ക്ക്
ലോകത്തില് രണ്ടാം സ്ഥാനം
Between April 28th to May 25th, more than 41,000 respondents
answered to various questions posted by this research group via social media
channels. Apart from Delhi Metro, the following metros were part of the survey:
Hong Kong MTR, London Underground, Metro De Madrid, Paris RATP, Metro De
Sandiago, Singapore SMRT, Barcelona TMB, Brussels STIB, Bangkok BMCL, London
DLR, Istanbul Ulasim, Kualalumpur Rapid PL, Metropolitano De Lisboa, Montreal
STM, Newcastle Nexus, Metro Rio and Toronto TTC.
This survey was part of the ‘European Norm 13816′ which seeks inputs from Metro
users all over the world in reference to the following criteria: availability,
accessibility, ease of use, information prior to travel, information during
travel, reliability, customer care, comfort, crowding, and The NPS category is
the one under which respondents were asked whether they will recommend their
favorite metro to their friends and families on the basis of their
satisfaction. London Metro was ranked #1, Delhi Metro was at #2 position and
Bangkok Metro took the #3 position under this Under the mentorship of Rail
Transport Strategic Centre (RTSC) of Imperial College, London, metro travel
experience is benchmarked and evaluated by NOVA group of Metros which comprises
of 18 biggest metro networks of the world. Delhi Metro is part of this group,
and regularly conducts surveys and research to get insight into customer
experience.
Recently, Delhi Metro took part in the NOVA Phase-17 Management
Meeting held in Delhi this week. The results of the survey were announced
during this meeting itself. Right now, Delhi Metro is trying to enter the
exclusive CoMET (Community of Metros) Group of Metros, which is an elite group
of metro networks of the biggest 16 metros all over the world. Only those
metros who have ridership of more than 2 million every day are allowed to be
part of this group. Additionally, the specific metro should be the primary city
of that country.
Although the survey had been designed and conceptualized after
research into the customer behavior, there remains some grey areas as well.
Such as availability: users of Delhi Metro have responded positively to the
availability factor but have downvoted on the space available for each person
inside the metro during peak traffic.
Other factor is punctuality. Delhi Metro no doubt works better
compared to Indian Railways, hence a delay of 5 minutes won’t matter much for
the consumers. But a delay of 5 minutes in London Metro causes huge uproar and
protests. Additionally, considering that Delhites have no other option when it
comes to Metro, the survey becomes a bit biased. When there is no other option,
how can a service None the less, Delhi Metro is doing a good job, and we hope
that the services keep up their reputation. What is your biggest problem with
Delhi Metro? Do share your views by commenting right here!
Prof. John Kurakar
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