Delhi Metro Rail Corporation unveils indigenous driver training prototype

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation unveils indigenous driver training prototype

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Category : State Published on: November 23 2021

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  • The first "prototype" of an indigenous "Rolling Stock Driver Training System" (RSDTS) was inaugurated by Delhi Metro, marking a significant step toward indigenization of network-operating technologies.
  • The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), in collaboration with Bharat Electronics Limited, also demonstrated the operation of a 'Super Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System,' which is being developed as a monitoring system for equipment and assets to ensure maintenance can be rationalised.
  • The DMRC and the BEL signed a Memorandum of Understanding in September of last year with the goal of developing the RSDTS, which will be useful for training metro and railway train drivers.
  • This will be the first universal train driving simulator produced in the country, with the ability to be customised for any metro or railway system.

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About Metro in India 

  • First Metro Rail to run in India: Kolkata Metro (1984)
  • The First metro runs between Dam Dam to Tollygunge
  • Second Metro Rail to run in India: Delhi Metro (2004)
  • Total Number of Metro rail Systems in India: 13
  • Latest Metro in India: Ahmedabad Metro (Gujarat)
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