Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday received its first driver-less train, equipped with several advanced features, from a Korea-based manufacturer, which will ply on sections of Phase-III of the network, set to be operational by next year-end.
The six-coach train, brought to India by sea, arrived at Gujarat's Mundra port and was brought by road to Delhi on specially-made trailers.
A total of 20 such train sets of Hyundai Rotem will be manufactured in South Korea's Changwan by the end of this year, while the remaining 61 are being manufactured at the BEML plant in Bengaluru, the DMRC said.
They would run on the 58 km Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar (Line 7) and the 38 km Janakpuri (West)- Botanical Garden (Line 8) corridors of Phase-III. Both these sections are expected to be operational by the end of 2016.
The six-coach train, brought to India by sea, arrived at Gujarat's Mundra port and was brought by road to Delhi on specially-made trailers.
A total of 20 such train sets of Hyundai Rotem will be manufactured in South Korea's Changwan by the end of this year, while the remaining 61 are being manufactured at the BEML plant in Bengaluru, the DMRC said.
They would run on the 58 km Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar (Line 7) and the 38 km Janakpuri (West)- Botanical Garden (Line 8) corridors of Phase-III. Both these sections are expected to be operational by the end of 2016.
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