Driverless train operations on 59 km Pink Line of Delhi Metro were flagged off on 25 November 2021.
With this, the total stretch of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) network which is under driverless operations, now stands at close to 97 km, putting Delhi Metro at fourth position globally among such networks.
Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot jointly flagged off the driverless train operations.
India's first-ever driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro's Magenta Line was inaugurated on 28 December 2020 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In less than one year, the nodal agency is opening second driverless train operations on DMRC network.
With Magenta Line and Pink Line adding to 97 km of stretch under driverless operations for DMRC, Delhi Metro is the fourth globally, just marginally, behind the capital of Malaysia.