NEW DELHI — Social media went berserk when a video shot by a British tourist, listing his experiences on the Delhi Metro, began to circulate — with hordes of people complimenting the capital city’s public transportation and sparking conversation about India’s commutes spot on. The footage of the visitor, who commends Delhi Metro to London’s transport system, has gone viral and spoken for many netizens and commuters across the country.
On a video-sharing website and social platform it is posted (8 February 2026) on the visitor’s experience: first views of clean running stations, trains arriving spot on time, travellers enjoying state-of-the-art facilities in the Delhi Metro. The 60-second advert, in which the tourist can be heard saying: “It’s better than London”, has been lauded and derided by local people and daily rail travellers.
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Public Reaction and Discussion
The response on social media has been mixed, but overall positive. Several Indian users boasted about how efficient and cheap the Delhi Metro was for a transportation system in this part of the world. Others shared videos comparing it with an earlier model, praising the cleanliness and wide coverage of the system, as well its role within a wider network of transport.
Others, though appreciative, also seized the discussion as a chance to highlight shortfalls such as in last-mile connectivity and crowd management at peak hours. Transportation experts also pointed out that clips like the viral one often serve as a helpful mirror for urban policy makers to see public opinion.
Metro System’s Growth and Impact
The Delhi Metro, which started running in 2002, has developed into one of the world’s largest urban rail transit networks with several lines crossing the city and entering neighbouring places such as Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad. The system has also served to alleviate highway congestion and, since it is completely electrified, reputedly also contributes toward lowering air pollution on the millions of commuting trips taken on the network each day.
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DMRC officials have maintained that expansion plans like new corridors and phase-wise extensions will cater to many more residential and commercial hubs in the years ahead.
Tourism and Urban Mobility
The tourist’s viral comment also highlights how public infrastructure shapes the perceptions of foreign visiting groups. Urban analysts propose that benchmarking Indian transportation with its Western counterparts can become a flattering story for tourists and foreign businessmen.
It has got other Indian cities like Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai to quicken their pace of metro and rapid transit project implementation, reiterating the rising significance of sustainable urban mobility in India’s ever-expanding metropolis scene.
That the video is still in wide circulation online suggests exchanges around it will help inform any future debate on urban transport policy, as well as shape understanding of global attitudes to Indian cities’ infrastructure.
