Today, PM Modi inaugurated India’s first driverless train on Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro, which connects Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden, Noida via video conferencing. Flagging off India’s first driverless train is being seen as a major technological milestone for rapid transport in the country.
This metro train consists of 6 coaches, out of which 3 coaches will be controlled from the command centre of DMRC. This train has several advanced features, such as energy-efficient subsystems like LED lighting and air conditioning systems and regeneration of energy during braking.
PM Modi also launched the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), which allows users to pay for travel, toll duties, retail shopping and withdraw money using a single card.
“First metro in Delhi was started with the efforts of Atal Ji. When our government was formed in 2014, only 5 cities had metro services and today 18 cities have metro rail service. By 2025, we will take this service to more than 25 cities,” the Prime Minister said.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also attended the virtual programme.
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