Delhi Metro | Operations of Driverless metro trains start from October, 2017
NEW DELHI: In just over three months, Delhiites will be able to travel in Delhi Metro"s first "driverless" trains on the Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden. The Magenta Line, which missed its June deadline and is going to miss its September deadline too, is going to be thrown partially open to the public in October this year, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said. -This line is planned to be opened in stages between October 2017 and March 2018As the corridor will ----witness the first operations of driverless trains, DMRC is not taking any chances and rigorous trials are being carried out Trial runs on two sections of the corridor of phase III, between Kalkaji and Botanical Garden (13 km) and Janakpuri West to Terminal 1 - IGI Airport Metro station (10 km) are in progress, a DMRC spokesperson said. "Both sections will be offered for safety inspection to CMRS (Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety) after successful signalling trials. The sections ...