Automated trains, black boxes in city's first metro corridor
Automated trains that can run from one station to another without the driver doing little beyond operating doors and a black box that can store travel data are some of the features that will be seen in the city's first metro rail corridor.
MUMBAI: Automated trains that can run from one station to another without the driver doing little beyond operating doors and a black box that can store travel data are some of the features that will be seen in the city's first metro rail corridor.
The trains which have been ordered from the Chinese firm CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Ltd, will be able to stop and start without any driver involvement and will also automatically set a safe speed for travel, Mumbai Metro One officials said.
Mumbai Metro One Pvt Limited (MMOPL) is the special purpose vehicle created to build the 11.7-km-long first metro rail corridor between the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar and the western suburb of Andheri.
"The automatic train operation feature will be provided on the trains that performs all the functions of the driver except for opening and closing the doors," K P Maheshwari, Director of MMOPL said.
The train will be able to run and apply brakes automatically and will also calculate a safe speed to travel with respect to other trains on the line to prevent any accident, he said.
The first metro rail corridor will have trains of four to six coaches in length and will be equipped "black boxes" or event recorders to store vital information of the movement of the train.
"The event recorders have been used in trains in the US, Europe and other parts of the world but it will be used for the first time in India," Maheshwari said.
The trains which have been ordered from the Chinese firm CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Ltd, will be able to stop and start without any driver involvement and will also automatically set a safe speed for travel, Mumbai Metro One officials said.
Mumbai Metro One Pvt Limited (MMOPL) is the special purpose vehicle created to build the 11.7-km-long first metro rail corridor between the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar and the western suburb of Andheri.
"The automatic train operation feature will be provided on the trains that performs all the functions of the driver except for opening and closing the doors," K P Maheshwari, Director of MMOPL said.
The train will be able to run and apply brakes automatically and will also calculate a safe speed to travel with respect to other trains on the line to prevent any accident, he said.
The first metro rail corridor will have trains of four to six coaches in length and will be equipped "black boxes" or event recorders to store vital information of the movement of the train.
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"The event recorders have been used in trains in the US, Europe and other parts of the world but it will be used for the first time in India," Maheshwari said.
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