PM Modi to inaugurate India’s first driverless trains on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line: 3 key things to know
Flagging off of India s first driverless train on the Delhi Metro network is being seen as a major technological milestone for rapid transport in the country. December 28, 2020 / 07:08 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s first fully-automated train service on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line on December 28 via video conference.
Commercial operations of the new-generation driverless metro rakes will commence shortly after the prime minister inaugurates the service, according to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be flagging off the country s first ever fully-automated driverless train service on the 37 kilometre-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 Dwa
Launching driverless train, PM hails move to ‘smart systems’
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh were also at the virtual inauguration. Updated: December 29, 2020 1:19:19 am
PM Modi flagged off the train through a virtual event.
The Delhi Metro’s driverless train, the first of its kind in the country, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference at 11 am on Monday.
“I had the privilege of inaugurating the Magenta Line about three years ago. Today, on the same route, I have the opportunity of inaugurating the country’s first fully automated Metro, which we call ‘Driverless Metro’. This shows how fast India is moving towards smart systems. Today, the National Common Mobility Card is also being added by Delhi Metro. It started in Ahmedabad last year. Starting today, it will include the Airport Express Line of Delhi Metro,” he said.
PM Modi inaugurates India s first driverless train on Delhi Metro s Magenta Line
PM Modi inaugurates India s first driverless train on Delhi Metro s Magenta Line
PM Modi on Monday inaugurated India s first driverless train on Delhi Metro s Magenta Line. He said the inauguration showed how fast country is moving towards smart systems.
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PM Narendra Modi
PM Modi on Monday inaugurated India s first driverless train on Delhi Metro s Magenta Line. He also launched the fully operational National Common Mobility Card service on the Airport Express Line via video conferencing.
He said the inauguration of the country s first driverless metro shows how fast India is moving towards smart systems.
The prime minister said work is going on to develop the tourist attractions in the national capital. He was speaking after inaugurating the first-ever driverless Metro operations and launching the expansion of the National Common Mobility Card to the Airport Express Line of Delhi Metro via video conference. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was also present at the virtual event. 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.
PM Modi flags off India s first driverless train on Delhi Metro s Magenta Line
Driverless Metro Train Route: The driverless train will comprise six coaches packed with advanced features
BusinessToday.In | December 28, 2020 | Updated 12:55 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the country s first ever driverless train on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro along with the fully operational National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) service on Airport Express Line virtually.
These trains will be completely automatic, thus, eliminating the possibility of human error. Following the unveiling of driverless train on the Magenta line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden), the Pink (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) line is expected to become driverless by mid-2021. Initially, drivers would be deputed for operating the trains then they would gradually be withdrawn to move to Unattended Train Operations (UTO). The driverless train will comprise six coaches packed with ad