Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India’s first driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line, connecting Janakpuri West and the Botanical Garden along with the services of the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) via video conference. ) in full operation on the Airport Express Line.
In addition to Prime Minister Modi, Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also attended the virtual program.
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Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Modi said the inauguration of the first driverless subway train shows how fast the country is moving towards smart systems.
“The first metro in Delhi was started by the efforts of Atal Ji. When our government was formed in 2014, only 5 cities had metro services and today 18 cities have metro train service. By 2025, we will bring this service to more than 25 cities, “said the Prime Minister.
Everything you need to know about India’s first driverless train
1) The country’s first ‘driverless’ train will be deployed on the 37 km long Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro. The railway network runs through the region of the national capital: Janakpuri West to the Botanical Garden in Noida.
2) The Prime Minister’s office, in a statement, said that driverless trains will be fully automated, eliminating the possibility of human error.
3) Driverless train technology was launched on the Magenta Line, which connects Janakpuri West and the Botanical Gardens, but will be rolled out to the Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) in mid-2021.
4) The extension of this technology to the Pink Line will increase the driverless network in the Delhi Metro to around 94 km, which is almost 9% of the total network of the Delhi Metro.
5) The ‘driverless’ trains will have six carriages. Each coach has capacity for a maximum of 380 passengers, which translates into 2,280 passengers on each train.
6) It will be equipped with various advanced features such as better energy regeneration during braking, energy efficient subsystems such as LED lighting and air conditioning systems. They are designed for a maximum speed of 95 km / h and an operating speed of 85 km / h, the Delhi Metro had said.
7) Trains without a cabin could accommodate 40 more passengers in a six-car train, as the driver’s cabin will not be required on such trains.
8) With this, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will enter the elite league of 7% of the world’s Metro networks, which can operate without drivers.
The initial launch was set for May of this year, however the show had to be postponed due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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