Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first-ever driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line. The driverless trains will be fully automated, which will eliminate the possibility of human error, and after the start of driverless services on the Magenta Line, the Pink Line of Delhi Metro is expected to have driverless operations by mid-2021, as per reports. The DMRC had been conducting various trials for its new driverless trains for last three years. The driverless trains are equipped with Unattended Train Operations (UTO) and CBTC (Communication Based Train Control) signaling systems, which will significantly improve the frequency.
The trains are designed for a maximum speed of 95 kmph and operational speed of 85 kmph. The driverless trains will have six coaches.