Metro trains to have power connections inside coaches

Passengers on board metro trains can now use laptops and charge their mobiles while travelling with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) deciding to provide power connections inside coaches.     

The Corporation has ordered 131 new trains as part of its Phase II project. Each of the new coaches of these trains will have power points, DMRC Chief Public Relation Officer Anuj Dayal said today.     

The new coaches will have reduced noise levels as special sound absorbing cushions will be fitted in them.

Besides, more buffing will be done on train doors, which will be better sealed by reducing its gaps, to ensure that less sound from outside enters the train, Dayal added.     

The noise level in the underground coaches has now been reduced by 8 decibels (db). In Phase-I, the internal noise levels was around 92 db and it will now be reduced to 84 db in Phase-II, he added.     

In addition, a new type of compressor called Scroll Compressor System would also be used in the air conditioners of the Phase-II coaches which reduce noise level further, Dayal said.      

In view of increasing terror threats, the new trains will also have Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTVs) inside their coaches apart to keep a vigil on passengers.