Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro on Monday. The operation will start on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden). Also read PM Modi likely to flag off Delhi Metro's first driverless train soonThe fully automated driverless services will start on the Magenta Line, and the Pink Line of Delhi Metro is expected to have driverless operations by the mid of 2021. The trials were to test the automation of the new metro trains, that were equipped with Unattended Train Operations (UTO) and CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) signalling systems. The DMRC trains are designed for a maximum speed of 95 kmph and an operational speed of 85 kmph.

Source: dna December 28, 2020 01:07 UTC