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The DTO facility was launched on the Magenta Line in 2020 with which the Delhi Metro had entered the elite league of world’s 7% Metros in the world which operate fully automated metro networks.

Driverless Train Operations Launched on Pink Line of Delhi Metro

The Hon’ble Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Sh. Hardeep Singh Puri and Transport Minister of NCT of Delhi, Sh. Kailash Gahlot today inaugurated the Driverless Train Operations (DTO) on the 59 kilometre long Pink Line (Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar) of Delhi Metro via videoconferencing in the presence of Secretary, MOHUA, Sh. Durga Shanker Mishra, Managing Director, DMRC, Dr. Mangu Singh and other senior officials of Delhi Metro.

With this, the Delhi Metro’s fully automated network grows to about 97 kilometres, which is 4th largest in the world and the only DTO network in India. The DTO facility was launched on the Magenta Line in 2020 with which the Delhi Metro had entered the elite league of world’s 7% Metros in the world which operate fully automated metro networks.

The Driverless Train Operation will bring more flexibility in train operations, reduce human interventions and human errors. It will also help in improving the availability of coaches for service. The Driverless Trains will eliminate the manual process of checking done before induction, subsequently reducing burden on train operators. The parking on stabling line in depots will also be done automatically.

The DMRC has already started reaping benefits of driverless operations on its Magenta Line in terms of increased availability of coaches for service. Reliability of the trains have increased manifold due to exhaustive self-tests done before induction in service everyday automatically eliminating all possibilities of human error. The benefits will further increase with a longer network under driverless train operation.

In DTO, initially, the train operator will be present in the train to instil a sense of confidence and assistance. DTO’s higher level of diagnostic features will help move from conventional time-based Maintenance to Condition Based Maintenance. This will also reduce maintenance down time of trains.

After the completion of Phase 4, when driverless operations will be available on the extensions of the Pink and Magenta Lines as well as on the Aerocity – Tughalakabad Silver line, DMRC shall become the world’s second largest driverless Metro network with 160 kilometres of DTO equipped corridors.

Source: http://www.delhimetrorail.com/

Metro Operations to Resume in a Graded Manner from 07.09.2020

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Announces SOP Guidelines

Masks Mandatory for Metro Passengers And Staff

Only Asymptomatic Persons to be Allowed

Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) System to be Used

Shri Hardeep S Puri, MoS, (I/C), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has announced the SOP guidelines for metro operations in a media interaction today. As per MHA order No 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 29.8.2020, metro services will resume from 7th September, 2020 in a graded manner. For this purpose, SOP guidelines have been prepared by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which have been concurred by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Broad features of the same are as below: –

a. Metro operations to be resumed in graded manner. Metros having more than one line should open different lines staring from 7th September, 2020 onwards in a graded manner so that all corridors become operational by 12th September 2020. Daily hours of operations may be staggered initially, which needs to be increased gradually with resumption of full revenue service by 12th September, 2020. Frequency of trains to be regulated to avoid passenger crowding at stations and in trains.

b. ​Stations/ entry-exit gates in containment zones to be closed.

c.​​ In order to ensure social distancing, suitable markings at stations and inside trains to be done.

d.​ Wearing of face mask to be mandatory for all passengers and staff. Metro rail corporations may make arrangements for supply of masks on payment basis to the persons arriving without mask.

e.​ Only asymptomatic persons to be allowed to travel after thermal screening at entry into the stations. Symptomatic persons should be advised to go to nearby COVID Care Centre/Hospital for testing/medical attention. Use of Aarogya Setu App to be encouraged.

f.​ Provision of sanitizers to be made at entry into the stations for use by passengers. Sanitization of all areas having human interface viz. equipment, train, working area, lift, escalators, handrail, AFC gate, toilets etc. needs to be done at regular intervals.

g.​ Use of Smart Card and cashless/online transactions to be encouraged. Tokens and paper slips/ticket to be used with proper sanitization.

h.​ Adequate dwell time at stations to be provided to enable smooth boarding/deboarding ensuring social distancing. Metro rail corporations may also resort to skipping of stations to ensure proper social distancing.

i.​ Passengers to be advised to travel with minimum luggage and avoid carrying metallic items for easy and quick scanning.

j.​ Operation of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) system as per the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) & Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) guidelines. Intake of fresh air in air-conditioning system to be increased to the extent possible.

k. ​Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign to be launched for passenger and staff through electronic/print/social media, poster, banner, hoarding, website etc.

l.​ Metro rail corporations to keep close liaison with state police and local administration for regulating crowd outside station and to deal with contingencies.

Based on above guidelines, Delhi, Noida, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore, Mumbai Line-1, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Maha Metro (Nagpur) Kolkata, Gujarat and UP Metro (Lucknow) have prepared their SOPs. Government of Maharashtra has decided not to resume operation of metro during September, 2020. Hence, Mumbai Line-1 and Maha Metro operations shall commence from October, 2020 or as State Government may decide further.

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DELHI METRO – FIRST & LAST TRAIN TIMING SCHEDULE FOR THE PERIOD 3rd to 8th DECEMBER 2018 ON LINE-7 (PINK LINE)

Chennai Metro Rail Project -Phase-I – Inauguration of passenger services in the first underground stretch from Koyambedu to Nehru Park

Chennai Metropolitan Area is witnessing rapid growth of population and vehicles. In order to provide a sustainable urban transportation system for Chennai and to increase the share of public transportation, the Government of Tamil Nadu decided to implement the Chennai Metro Rail Project.

The Phase I of the project approved both by Central and State Governments, covers a 45.046 km metro rail network i.e. Blue Line- From Washermenpet to Airport (23.085 Km), Green Line- From Chennai Central to St. Thomas Mount (21.961 Km), at an estimated completion cost of Rs.14,600 crores.

On 6.11.2013, the late Hon’ble Chief Minister Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had flagged off the trial run of the first train set received from Brazil at Koyambedu and inaugurated the 110/33 KV Power Sub-Station.

Based on the progress achieved in the construction and system related works and the statutory clearances accorded by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety, the late Hon’ble Chief Minister Puratchi Thalaivi Amma inaugurated the passenger services in the first elevated stretch from Alandur to Koyambedu (10.15 Kms) on 29.6.2015. The late Hon’ble Chief Minister Puratchi Thalaivi Amma also inaugurated passenger services in the remaining elevated section from Little Mount to Airport (9 Kms) and from Alandur to St.Thomas Mount (1.2 Kms) on 21.9.2016.

Now all the elevated corridors under Phase-I of the project are fully operational.

The Phase I Extension project to extend Corridor-1 of Metro Rail from Washermanpet to Thiruvottriyur / Wimco Nagar covering a length of 9.051 km at an estimated completion cost of Rs.3770 crores received approval from the Government of India in June 2016. The late Hon’ble Chief Minister Puratchi Thalaivi Amma laid the foundation stone and commenced construction works of the work on 23.7.2016.

Substantial progress on the construction of the underground section of the project has been achieved. The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, after his statutory inspection on 12-14, April, 2017, has given clearance for commencing passenger services on the first underground section of the Green Line from Koyambedu to Nehru Park Station (7.40 Kms) and for the opening of 7 Stations at Thirumangalam, Anna Nagar Tower, Anna Nagar East, Shenoy Nagar, Pachaiyappa’s College, Kilpauk and Nehru Park. After complying with certain observations made by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety, the above underground section is now fully ready for commencement of passenger services.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and Hon’ble Union Minister of Urban Development will inaugurate the passenger services on the first Underground Section in Green Line from Koyambedu to Nehru Park (7.4 KMs) of Chennai Metro Rail Project- Phase-I on 14-5-2017 at 10 am at Thirumangalam Metro Rail Station.

Source : http://chennaimetrorail.org