In a historic moment for India, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the country's first-ever fully-automated driverless train service on the 37 km-Magenta line. This is the first major event conducted by DMRC in 2020 sice the lockdown began. The driverless metro will run from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden. The metro also comes with advanced features such as 'sleep mode'  for when it has to retire at night. The digital high-resolution camera inside the metro ensures the safety of the passengers as it keeps constant vigil on what is happening inside the metro . Watch the video for a peek inside this engineering marvel.

PM Modi on Monday inaugurated India's first driverless train on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line. He said the inauguration of the country's first driverless metro shows how fast India is moving towards smart systems. The driverless trains will be fully automated, which would eliminate the possibility of human error. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Metro services will reach over 25 cities by 2025: PM Modi

PM Modi on Monday inaugurated the country's first-ever driverless train on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line. He attended the event via video conferencing and also launched the National Common Mobility Card on Delhi Metro's Airport Express Line

Driverless Metro Train Route: The driverless train will comprise six coaches packed with advanced features

The inauguration will be held via video conferencing at 11 am on Monday. The driverless metro train will run on the 37-km Magenta Line, connecting Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden

\"These trains would be more energy-efficient than the earlier trains of Delhi Metro because of improved design features such as better regeneration of energy during braking, energy-efficient subsystems like LED lighting and air conditioning systems,\" the DMRC said

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation shared a glimpse of the year 2020 via a tweet that's relatable to all Delhiites and also strikes a nostalgic chord

The 37-km Magenta Line connects Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden metro stations

Under approved segment of phase-4, 61.679-km of new metro lines shall be constructed across three different corridors comprising 45 metro stations

On Monday, the Delhi Metro had resumed services with curtailed operation of the Yellow Line and Rapid Metro

Services started at 7 AM as part of the second stage of the graded reopening of Delhi Metro, which was closed on March 22 to check the spread of the novel coronavirus

DMRC will resume operations on the Blue and Pink line of Delhi Metro from tomorrow, September 9. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the Blue and Pink lines have been shut for the last 171 days

The assertion from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation came on a day the city recorded 2,509 cases, the highest single-day spike in the last nearly 60 days

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To boost internet connectivity, DMRC also plans to install mobile towers on a maximum of 35 locations on Blue Line, followed by 18 locations on Yellow Line and 14 locations on Violate Line