Bengaluru: The city's much-awaited first trial run of the driverless train on the newly constructed Namma Metro Yellow Line was successfully conducted on Thursday, Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) said.
"The installation of our Metro Yellow Line is complete. A total of 37 different tests will be conducted in a period of four months. After that, trial run will be started on full swing. By the end of this year, operation of driverless trains will start on the yellow line,'' BMRCL officials said.
The 19.5-km Namma Metro Yellow Line connects RV Road to Bommasandra. It passes through important places like Silk Board Junction, Electronic City and Jayadeva Hospital. At present, Yellow Line metro trial run is being conducted between Bommasandra and Silk Board. The test will be conducted on the entire route till the middle of April.
''Dear all, This is the Happy Moment to BMRCL to inform that the first Main line with power the train has successfully run between Bommasandra & Bommanahalli metro stations today on the Reach -5 line, fki,'' BMRCL posted on its X handle along with a video of the driverless train.
