Travelling by Metro will become a breeze in the new lines coming up in Phase III.Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to float global tenders for 486 coaches next month. These trains will be faster, sturdier and more reliable, says DMRC's HS Anand. "The ridership at the busiest point on line 7 (Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar) is pegged at 28,000. To deal with this passenger load, we are going in for better trains in the third phase," said Anand, director (rolling stock).

The trains, which are to be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will have a higher average speed, cutting down the travel time considerably. Said Anand, "The average speed will go up from the existing 32kmph to 36kmph. So a trip that earlier took 3.45 hours will take only three hours on these trains." The reason for the higher speed is the presence of more powered coaches in these train sets. While the train sets now have only three of the six coaches drawing power, the news ones will have four powered coaches. "With more powered coaches, there is a corresponding increase in speed, as the trains will accelerate and decelerate faster," added Anand.

The frequency of the trains will be ramped up on the two new lines-Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar and Janakpuri (west)-Kalindi Kunj.

Travelling by Metro will become a breeze in the new lines coming up in Phase III.Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) plans to float global tenders for 486 coaches next month. These trains will be faster, sturdier and more reliable, says DMRC's HS Anand. "The ridership at the busiest point on line 7 (Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar) is pegged at 28,000. To deal with this passenger load, we are going in for better trains in the third phase," said Anand, director (rolling stock).

The trains, which are to be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will have a higher average speed, cutting down the travel time considerably. Said Anand, "The average speed will go up from the existing 32kmph to 36kmph. So a trip that earlier took 3.45 hours will take only three hours on these trains." The reason for the higher speed is the presence of more powered coaches in these train sets. While the train sets now have only three of the six coaches drawing power, the news ones will have four powered coaches. "With more powered coaches, there is a corresponding increase in speed, as the trains will accelerate and decelerate faster," added Anand.

The frequency of the trains will be ramped up on the two new lines-Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar and Janakpuri (west)-Kalindi Kunj.

Source: TNN | Jan 25, 2012,