Driverless metro trains to operate in Delhi from October
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's first automated driverless metro trains are set to start operations from October this year on new Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden. The new metro corridor, which has missed two deadlines in the past, would be partially thrown open to the public in October. Currently, test runs are being conducted for the driverless trains.
Come October and Delhi Metro trains would go driverless. Delhi Metro's new Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden would have DMRC's first driverless trains.The Magneta Line, which has already missed two deadlines, would be partially thrown open to public in October. Test run of automated driverless trains is currently on this section, the DMRC said.Apart from Magneta Line, the upcoming Pink Line (Shiv Vihar-Majlis Park) which also see driverless operations PINK LINE-LONGEST METRO ROUTEThe initial run on the 6.5-km Shakurpur-Mayapuri section will cover five of the 38 stations on the network: Shakurpur, Punjabi Bagh West, ESI Hospital, Rajouri Garden and Mayapuri. The Pink Line will be 58 km long - the longest of Metro routes. These driverless trains, known as UTO (Unattended Train Operations), will be phased in gradually after the start of the line. Initially, drivers will be deployed on both the Magenta and Pink Lines. The Pink Line will also get new signalling technology known as Communication Based Train Control (CBTC), the Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC) said in a statement."The CBTC technology will improve the coordination between the trains coming from different directions in terms of signalling, which will eventually increase the frequency of trains," a DMRC spokesperson told IANS. A CHALLENGING PROJECTA project under Phase-3 of DMRC, the Metro termed this stretch as "one of the most challenging corridors". Removal of slums from Punjabi Bagh and Mayapuri to acquire land and control heavy traffic were among factors that posed challenge during the construction, the DMRC said. The longest in Delhi Metro, the Pink Line is poised to cover almost the entire circular Ring Road. It is slated to open for public between December 2017 and March 2018 in stages. (With inputs from IANS) ALSO READ:Delhi Metro services hit after bird gets electrocuted on overhead wire