Delhi Metro has been one of the most beneficial transport development the capital has seen in the last two decades. Hailed as one of the most successful public transport around the country, the Delhi Metro has been operating almost seamlessly in every part of the city. Over the years, it has elongated its branches into other cities near the capital like Noida, Gurgaon and Ghaziabad. The connectivity has made commuting for the National Capital Region (NCR) people smooth and easy with thousands of NCR population using the Delhi Metro as their daily drivers. Features that set the Delhi Metro apart are its punctuality, frequency of arrival, sophisticated travelling, hygiene and ease of accessibility. With the introduction of the new driverless metro, the features have expanded evermore. Here are the features and facts of the new driverless metro along with the old one.
The new driverless Delhi Metro was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday which set a milestone in Delhi Metro Rail Corporations history as being the first-ever and a part of the 7% club in the world. Out of all the Metro services in the world, only 7% of them are driverless metro cars and now, Delhi Metro has some.
The new driverless metro will operate at the Magenta line which covers 38 kilometres of the area between Janakpuri West in West Delhi and Botanical Garden in Noida. The driverless trains of Delhi Metro will offer more reliability due to reduced human intervention.
The new trains will run at a faster speed than the old manual ones. The driverless cars are expected to run at 35 km/hr, reducing the time interval between two metro cars massively. These metro trains are equipped with hi-tech cameras and obstruction sensing devices to ensure the safety of passengers.
Each coach has four PAD buttons, so a total of 24 such alarm devices are there on a train. There is an obstruction detection device (ODD) below the main coach on the track facing side. This equipment can sense big hurdles through a sensor and the train get then be halted, or if the obstruction is very small, it can even remove and clear the way for the train.
In old trains, in case of an emergency, a passenger can press the PAD (Passenger Alert Device) red button and alert the driver. In case of a driverless train, after pressing the button, the footage of the carriage will be sent to the operations control room to take action needed.
