New delhi: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has inspected the Delhi Metro subway system developed with Japanese cooperation. On Saturday, Motegi visited a station in central New Delhi and rode a train to check its safety and comfort.

According to Philippines News Agency, the Delhi Metro, which opened in 2002, is one of the world's largest subway systems. It boasts a total length of about 390 kilometers, surpassing the Tokyo Metro's 195 kilometers and the Toei Subway's 109 kilometers, both of which are in and around the Japanese capital. The subway system serves between 6.5 million to 7 million passengers daily.

The total cost of the project in New Delhi reached approximately 2.1 trillion yen, with about half financed by Japanese loans. During his inspection, Motegi received a briefing on the project from Takuro Takeuchi, head of the India office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.