New Delhi, Dec.28, 2020 India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India’s first-ever driverless train on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line, stressing that Delhi was the capital of a major global, financial and strategic power.
Modi also inaugurated India’s National Common Mobility Card on Monday on the Airport Express Line, both events held via video conferencing.
“The inauguration of the first driverless metro train shows how fast India is moving towards smart systems. Today Delhi Metro is being connected to the National Common Mobility Card.
”A few decades ago, when the impact of urbanisation and the future of urbanisation were both clear, the country saw a different attitude.
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National Common Mobility Card: All you need to know
Talking about the Common Mobility Card, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that providing the same standards and facilities for modernization was very important. December 30, 2020 / 10:14 AM IST
The National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) service for the Delhi Metro’s Airport Express Line was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing.
Talking about the Common Mobility Card, PM Modi said that providing the same standards and facilities for modernization was very important. The Common Mobility Card at the national level is a major step in this direction. This one card will give integrated access to the commuters wherever they travel, whichever public transport they take.
Updated Dec 30, 2020 | 19:27 IST
As per the new rules, exit from the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station will not be permitted after 9 pm and entry of passengers will be allowed till the departure of last train. Representational Image.
Key Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on December 28 flagged off the country’s first driverless train on the Magenta Line
With this, the DMRC set foot in the elite category of seven per cent of the world’s Metro networks that operate without drivers
New Delhi: In order to ease the overcrowding of trains on New Year’s Eve on December 31, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday issued a new set of guidelines for commuters in wake of the prevalent coronavirus pandemic.
Highlights
The driverless trains of Delhi Metro will offer more reliability due to reduced human intervention
They are equipped with hi-tech cameras and obstruction sensing devices to ensure the safety of passengers
India s first-ever driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro s Magenta Line was on Monday inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi.
New Delhi: The driverless trains of Delhi Metro will offer more reliability due to reduced human intervention, and are equipped with hi-tech cameras and obstruction sensing devices to ensure the safety of passengers, officials said on Monday. India s first-ever driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro s Magenta Line was on Monday inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.