First look of the driverless train from China for Yellow Line
- Namma Metro has just unveiled the first look of its first driverless, Chinese-made train.
- The train will be deployed on the 19.15-km Yellow Line, which will link RV Road with Bommasandra via Jayadeva Hospital, Silk Board Junction and Electronics City.
- This train is equipped with the Command Based Train Control (CBTC) that allows it to run at a frequency of 90 seconds. It also comes with Unattended Train Operations (UTO), Enhanced Supervision Capability from the Operations Control Centre (OCC), Track Monitoring System, Hot Axle Detection System, Obstacle and Derailment Detection System, etc.
- The statutory safety tests include oscillation trials by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) and the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS).
