Narendra Modi to flag off first automated, driverless Delhi Metro train on 28 Dec A DMRC statement added that Modi will also be launching the fully operational NCMC for travel on the 23-km Airport Express Line (New Delhi to Dwarka Sector 21) File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi: In an advance New Year s gift to people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to flag off the country s first ever fully-automated driverless train service on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro on December 28, the DMRC said on Thursday.
The commercial operation of these new-generation trains, set to be a major technological feat, will begin after the event, a senior Delhi Metro official said.
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New Year s gift! PM Narendra Modi is slated to flag off the country s first-ever fully-automated driverless train service soon.
It will be done on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro.
In an advance New Year s gift to people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to flag off the country s first-ever fully-automated driverless train service on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro on December 28, the DMRC said on Thursday. The commercial operation of these new-generation trains, set to be a major technological feat, will begin after the event, a senior Delhi Metro official said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be flagging off the country s first-ever fully-automated driverless train service on the 37 km-Magenta Line (Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden) and will also be launching the fully operational National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) for travel on the 23-km Airport Express Line (New Delhi to Dwarka Sector 21) on December 28, 2020, the DMRC said in a statement.
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PM Modi to flag off India s first automatic driverless metro train. (Representational image)
In an advance New Year s gift to people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to flag off the country s first ever fully-automated driverless train service on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro on December 28, the DMRC said on Thursday. The commercial operation of these new-generation trains, set to be a major technological feat, will begin after the event, a senior Delhi Metro official said.
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PM Modi likely to flag off Delhi Metro s first driverless train soon
The new driverless trains have undergone several technological upgrades and are equipped with several advanced features. File photo
Updated: Dec 18, 2020, 11:38 AM IST
India may soon get its first driverless metro train by December end with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging it off on the Delhi Metro s Magenta Line.
As per sources quoted by news agency PTI, the train will be flagged off on the Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden line of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
It is being said that the driverless trains are to operate on the Magenta Line and eventually the Pink Line, that were made as part of the Phase-III of the DMRC.
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