DMRC signalling trials on dhaula kuan section

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday started full signalling trials on a 20-km-long stretch between Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus (near Dhaula Kuan) and Majlis Park on the upcoming metro line (Pink Line) on the Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor. 

The trials will test maximum automation of the new Metro trains, equipped with unattended train operations (UTO) and the new age communication based train control signaling system to enable the movement of trains with a frequency of about 90 to 100 seconds, thus significantly enhancing the carrying capacity of the Delhi Metro system. 

The train will run on the UTO mode to check how the new trains are coordinating with the new signaling technology. This is also the first time that such a long section is being tested in one go.  

Signaling trials on this section is a significant step ahead towards the eventual commissioning of the stretch since signaling trails are started after the completion of all civil and ancillary works. Trial runs were started between the Mayapuri and Shakurpur (6.5 km) on this corridor in June, while last month, a Metro train had passed through Dhaula Kuan for the first time.