The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is probably going to start ‘driverless’ train operations on its longest corridor Pink Line (Majis Park Shiv Vihar) by the end of 2021.
Presently, DMRC’s driverless network includes the 37 km long Magenta Line (Botanical Garden to Janakpuri West). According to a report published in the Times of India, DMRC has completed signaling work and the commissioner of metro rail safety (CMRS) will inspect the corridor for unattended train operations (UTO) this week.
The UTO mode will only be possible after a safety go-ahead from the CMRS and it is expected that it will begin by the end of this year.
It was expected that driverless operations would also begin on the 58.4 km long Pink Line in a few months.
The total driverless network of DMRC would stand at nearly 96 km if driverless train operations begin on the Pink Line.
The driverless network would further cross the 100 km mark when the 12.5-km-long Maujpur-Majlis Park extension of the corridor, which is being constructed as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase IV project gets completed by 2023.