Delhi Metro in elite league with driverless train
DMRC to join 7% of world’s metro networks with this capability; PM Modi to flag off service on Magenta Line today
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NEW DELHI: With the inauguration of country’s first-ever fully-automated driverless train service, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to enter the elite league of seven per cent of world’s Metro networks which can operate without drivers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the first driverless train on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro via video conference on Monday.
PM Modi inaugurates India s first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro s Magenta Line
The driverless trains will be fully automated, which will eliminate the possibility of human error, the government has said, adding that after the start of driverless services on the Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden), the Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) of Delhi Metro is expected to have driverless operations by mid-2021. PTI
Representative image of Delhi Metro s Magenta Line train
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India s first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro s Magenta Line along with the fully operational National Common Mobility Card service on the Airport Express Line via video conferencing.
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Delhi is the capital of a big economic and strategic power of more than 130 crore people. Its grandeur should be evident here, PM Modi said.
He said the government has incentivised electric mobility by giving tax rebates in Delhi, adding that the city s old infrastructure is also being transformed with the help of modern technology. This thinking is reflected in provision of better living conditions to slum dwellers through regularisation of hundreds of colonies and in turning old government building into environment friendly modern structures, Modi said.
The prime minister stressed that since Delhi is an old tourist destination, work is going on to develop 21st century attractions in the city.