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| September 25, 2009 | Delhi Metro inducts new broad gauge train | | New Delhi: Delhi Metro has got an advanced train to its existing fleet - the new broad gauge train, that was rolled out today, is the first of the Phase-II project. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director Dr. E Sreedharan and other officials took the maiden journey by the new posh and less noisy train from Central Secretariat to Jehangirpuri. " Delhi metro rail has introduced the first new series of trains into service today. We are going to get 83 train sets from German-based Bombardier. Out of which, nine trains have already arrived. The first train after undergoing
all the trials and testing has been commissioned today," said Sreedharan. The
train has many additional features such as external side display on each car indicating
the destination station, digital route maps on each door, heating and humidity
control functions. The driver will be able to monitor passengers activities through
CCTV camera installed in each car. India will soon be self-sufficient in manufacturing
metro trains, which so far have been imported from Germany . "The train that has
been introduced today is one of those trains airlifted from Germany . After nine
trains received from Germany , the remaining trains will be produced from a factory
setup by Bombardier at a village called Sawari near Baroda ," he added. The Delhi
metro project, which has set an example of completing its projects much ahead
of deadlines and with precision, has, however, seen a couple of accidents as well.
A Delhi Metro train with 13 commuters on board derailed on September 12 at Yamuna
Bank station in East Delhi . This was the second such incident after a train derailed
at Dwaraka station in West Delhi . There was no casualty in both incidents. Investigations
have revealed that both accidents were due to 'human error'. "In both the cases,
it was a question of human error. In Dwaraka incident, the driver passed the signal
at danger. He made two three mistakes there. In case of Yamuna Bank, the track
was attended by a team headed by a junior engineer and instead of raising the
outer rail on a curve they raised the inner rail. And then because it caused a
level difference, the accident took place. That is again a serious human error,"
he added. | |
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