Metro Rail News December 2016
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Delhi <strong>Metro</strong> to run new generation UTO<br />
(driverless) trains in phase-III corridors<br />
- By <strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
Though the concept of driverless train is not new in the developed countries, it is<br />
still a novel idea in India. On one side, driverless trains are being championed as a<br />
way of avoiding human error and reaching new levels of efficiency at a time when<br />
many metro systems are operating at the very limits of their capacity. On the<br />
other, critics are concerned about entrusting public safety to a driverless system,<br />
as well as the specter of mass job losses. In this context, the announcement of<br />
Delhi <strong>Metro</strong>’s first driverless train was a proud moment for India. On 4 June 2015,<br />
the first driverless trains arrived in Delhi. These trains will run on the Phase III<br />
corridors covering 58-km long Majlish Park-Shiv Vihar (Line 7) and the over 38-<br />
km long Janakpuri (West)- Botanical Garden (Line 8). The trains will be fully<br />
operational by the April of 2017.<br />
<strong>Metro</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>News</strong> | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2016</strong> | www.metrorailnews.in 43
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