After 5 years of riding the New York City subway, I tried the Delhi Metro at the busiest time of the year — and it showed me exactly what I'm missing

• The New York City subway may be extensive and well-connected, but it's hardly the most reliable.
• In contrast, the Delhi Metro is not only clean and convenient, but also extremely reliable. 
• I rode the Delhi Metro during the most crowded time of the year, and it was still much more enjoyable than the New York subway system.

As a New Yorker, I rely on the city's subway system for my daily commute to work and back. And while it is extensive and well-connected, it's hardly ever reliable.

The aging system is in tatters, and is plagued by frequent outages and delays, often making the experience a frustrating one. It's not the cleanest, either, with trash regularly littering the rat-infested tracks.

The Delhi Metro, in contrast, was an absolute joy to ride on. 

I took the Metro on a recent trip to the Indian capital — and my hometown — and found that it was not only clean and convenient, but also extremely reliable. 

Here's a closer look at my experience on the Delhi Metro. 

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The New York City subway runs 24 hours a day, through four of the city's five boroughs. It transported about 1.7 billion people last year.

Source: The New York Times

But the Delhi Metro gets crowded, too. In 2016–17, the Delhi Metro had a billion riders.

Source: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

It opened for business in 2002, and now spans across 317 kilometers and 231 stations in the National Capital Region of India.

Source: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

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