New Delhi: Norwegian Ambassador to India H.E. May-Elin Stener took a ride on the Delhi Metro for the first time, describing it as a “fantastic way to get around” the National Capital.

She praised the Delhi Metro for being “fast, clean and super-efficient.” She also shared videos and pictures from her first metro ride, showing her seated inside the train and later walking down the stairs at a metro station.

Sharing her experience on X, Amb Stener wrote, “Tried the Delhi Metro for the first time this weekend! Fast, clean and super-efficient. A fantastic way to get around in Delhi. Should have done this sooner! Will definitely use it again.”

“Fast, clean and super-efficient,” the envoy said while sharing her impressions of the capital’s rapid transit system. “A fantastic way to get around in Delhi,” she added, saying she would certainly use the Metro again.

It is not the first time that a foreign dignitary has travelled on the Delhi Metro.

In January this year, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Japan’s Ambassador to India H.E. Ono Keiichi, also took a ride on the Delhi Metro.

According to a statement released by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), officials briefed the delegation about the Delhi Metro project before taking them on a metro ride from Central Secretariat to Patel Chowk and back.

In a statement shared on X, DMRC stated, “His Excellency Mr MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Foreign Minister of Japan, along with H.E. Mr ONO Keiichi, Japanese Ambassador to India, took a ride on the Delhi Metro today. The delegation was briefed about the Delhi Metro project by senior DMRC officials at Central Secretariat, followed by a train ride from Central Secretariat to Patel Chowk and back.”

“During his visit, the Hon’ble Minister showed keen interest about various aspects of the construction and operation of the Delhi Metro, which is a proud symbol of Indo-Japanese friendship and collaboration. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended financial support to the Delhi Metro project right since Phase 1,” it added.

According to the DMRC, the metro network today operates more than 300 train sets comprising four, six and eight coaches. It added that the Delhi Metro has contributed “tremendously on the environmental front” by becoming the first railway project in the world to claim carbon credits for regenerative braking.