Bengaluru: Namma Metro’s driverless trains will be operated by drivers; This is why
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) plans to operate the Namma Metro driverless trains with drivers initially. The metro trains will initially be controlled by drivers and gradually transition to signal-based operation.
Bengaluru Namma Metro update: The silicon city is car-free Metro Namma trains, which arrived a week ago, have caused quite a stir across the country, with people in the city ready to take a ride on these self-driving trains. According to the latest update, these driverless trains will have that drivers on-board. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) plans to exploit it unmanned trains of drivers. “It is a cumbersome process to get permission to operate driverless trains. We will start with drivers and gradually move to signal-based operations,” The New Indian Express quoted a top official as saying.
Bengaluru Namma Metro: CTBC System
According to a senior BMRCL official, of the 36 metro trains, only 15 will be based on the Communications-Based Train Control (CTBC) system. “Simply put, the train runs independently, without a driver, while the signaling system drives the train. It also has a manual control option. It is better to integrate it now than order the regular ones now and integrate them later at a high cost,” he added.
Bengaluru Namma Metro: Driverless trains will be deployed on the Yellow Line
All self-driving metro trains will only be used on the Yellow Line. Infrastructure for the 19.15 km route covering RV Road-Bommasandra line via Electronics City and Central Silk Board has been completed. It cannot be used because it requires special coaches.
The shells of coaches for two train sets have already arrived in Titagarh and are being prepared. “A total of 21 regular Distant to Go (DTG) trains will be used for Phase-I extension lines,” the official said, adding that China will send the first prototype in the coming days.
According to several Metro sources, the line’s commissioning will likely be postponed until September this year. There are several tests and clearances to be completed, and several dates have also recently been announced by politicians and the governor.