Modi Launches First Driverless Train in Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first driverless train on Delhi Metro that will be available on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated India's first driverless train on Delhi Metro. The service will be available on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line which connects Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden in Noida. This will be extended to Delhi Metro's Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) by mid-2021. The driverless trains will be fully automated, eliminating the possibility of human error. Prime Minister Modi while inaugurating the ground-breaking project during a virtual function said, “The inauguration of the first driverless metro train shows how fast India is moving towards smart systems."
Prime Minister Modi also said that in 2014, only 248 kilometres of Metro lines were operational in the country, while today it was about three times more than; by 2025, he said, the government was trying to expand it to 1700 kilometres. Across the world only 7% of countries can operate metros trains without drivers. Now India is also one of those countries. Modi also launched the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC). This card can be used at Delhi Metro stations to may all forms of payment. The same card can be used in any city across the country.
