On May 17, India’s first driverless metro train has entered in trails on Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar Metrou section, as part of Pink Line and gradually the distance covered by them will be increased. The new trains will undergo rigorous trials to ensure that they are ready for smooth operations after the commissioning of the new corridors.
Initially, train operators will run the trains, but gradually, driverless operations will be possible.
The six car train is fully automated and equipped with higher energy regeneration system.
The new trains will undergo trials to ensure that they are ready for operations after the commissioning of the 58 km Mukundpur- Shiv Vihar and the 34 km Janakpuri (West)- Botanical Garden corridors, by the end of this year, although initially, train operators will run them.
In addition, the new signalling technology to be implemented on this corridor – Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) will also undergo rigorous testing.
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