PM Modi to flag off driverless metro train today

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be flagging off India's first driverless metro on December 28; the train will be operated on Magenta Line.

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

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be flagging off the country’s first-ever fully-automated driverless train service on the 37 km-Magenta Line (Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden) and will also be launching the fully operational National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) for travel on the 23-km Airport Express Line (New Delhi to Dwarka Sector 21) on December 28, 2020,” the DMRC said in a statement.

Dubbed as ‘One Nation One Card’, the NCMC is an inter-operable transport card that allows holders to pay multiple kinds of transport charges, including using metro and bus services across the country, toll, parking and even for retail shopping and withdrawing money.