First train for Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 arrives in Capital

The train has been stationed at Delhi Metro’s Mukundpur depot, where it will undergo a number of tests

Updated on: Nov 15, 2024, 22:56:55 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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A six-coach Metro train, the first for the Phase 4 of the Delhi Metro, arrived in Delhi from Sricity in Andhra Pradesh on Friday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced.

The train was inaugurated in Sricity on September 23. The manufacturer, Alstom, will provide DMRC another 306 Metro coaches (51 trains) for its Phase 4 priority corridors in the coming days in a phased manner, officials said.

“The train has been stationed at Delhi Metro’s Mukundpur depot, where it will undergo a number of tests required for its statutory certification,” said Anuj Dayal, a spokesperson for DMRC.

As part of the Phase 4 expansion of the Delhi Metro, DMRC is constructing 86 kilometres of new lines across five different corridors. While three corridors – Janakpuri West to RK Ashram Marg (extension of Magenta Line), Majlis Park to Maujpur (extension of Pink Line), and Aerocity to Tughlakabad (new Golden Line) are under construction, the other two new corridors, Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block (new line) and Indraprastha to Inderlok (extension of Green Line) are in the pre-tendering stage.

Of the 312 new coaches, 234 will be allocated for the extended sections of the Pink and Magenta Lines, while the remaining 78 will be used in the new Golden Line.

“All these trains are capable of driverless operations. These Made-in-India trains are designed for a safe speed of up to 95 km/hr and operational speed of up to 85 km/hr,” Dayal added.

A second metro official said that the new trains will have low noise levels and optimised energy efficiency. Inside will be digital displays, LED screens and CCTV cameras.

The Delhi Metro currently operates on a network of 392.4 kilometres with 288 metro stations (including the Aqua Line corridor and the Rapid Metro in Gurugram) operating with a fleet of 350 Metro trains with four, six and eight coach combinations on both broad gauge and standard gauge tracks.

The first ever driverless operations in India, were commenced on the Delhi Metro network on Magenta Line in December 2020. Driverless services were extended on the Pink Line in November 2021

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Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More