Bombardier to provide driverless mass transit solution for DMRC

Metro rail coach maker, Bombardier Transportation informed that the company has received a fresh order from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide driverless unattended mass transit solution.

The contract is valued at around Rs 390 crore (approx. US $ 62 million), an official statement said.

The company aims to provide for the first time, the driverless unattended mass transit solution in India. The globally-proven CITYFLO 650 communications-based train control (CBTC) solution will be delivered to the Line 7, the latest part of Delhi's metro expansion plan which will greatly enhance transportation options in this mega city, the company statement said.

The project would involve designing, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the advanced, moving block, radio-based system for the 58.4-km line.

"This includes, both unattended and automatic train operating (UTO and ATO) modes. Commissioning is planned in two phases: the 54.4km line from Mukundpur to Maujpur to in 2015 and a further 4km line from Maujpur to Shiv Vihar in 2017," it said.

Bombardier's semi- automatic train operation (STO) technology, the CITYFLO 350 solution, has been operating on Lines 5 and 6 since 2010 and is currently being delivered for the extensions to both lines.