Come March, swankier, faster, more spacious and energy-efficient Metro trains will be thrown open to commuters on the new Magenta Line’s Botanical Garden-Kalkaji corridor—a section of the Phase 3 expansion. The new trains, which can’t be integrated with the existing lines, have a host of special features:Driverless operationThe trains have an ‘Unattended Train Operation’ mode. There will also be a central control room, Operation Control Centre (OCC), which will also communicate with the train. Once the trains become driverless, their two additional front-facing cameras will help the control room spot and prevent suicide attempts. Speed and frequencyThe existing trains run at 35 kilometres an hour.

Source: Hindustan Times November 28, 2016 07:47 UTC