Is Alcohol Allowed On Delhi Metro? Check Latest Update

Delhi Metro on Friday clarified that passengers commuting by the trains can now carry two sealed bottles of alcohol.

However, drinking alcohol inside metro premises is still strictly prohibited.

Two sealed bottles of alcohol per person is allowed to be carried on the Delhi Metro at par with the provisions on the Airport Express Line. A committee comprising officials from CISF and DMRC have reviewed the earlier order. As per an earlier order, carrying of alcohol was banned in the Delhi Metro except on the Airport Express Line," DMRC said in a tweet.

Metro passengers are requested to maintain proper decorum while travelling, the DMRC said.

"However, drinking alcohol inside Metro premises is strictly prohibited. Metro passengers are requested to maintain proper decorum while travelling. In case, any passenger is found behaving in an indecent manner under the influence of alcohol, suitable action shall be taken under the relevant provisions of law," it added.