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The prototype train for the Yellow Line, imported from China, arrived in Bengaluru in February 2024 and is currently undergoing trials.
With the aim to serve between 6,000 and 15,000 passengers per peak hour, the trains will run with a headway of 20-25 minutes.
Bengaluru’s long wait for its first India-assembled driverless train is finally over, as the six-coach train for Namma Metro’s Yellow Line has arrived.
The train, built by Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), reached the Hebbagodi depot in southeastern Bengaluru on Sunday after being dispatched on trailers in late January, as per Deccan Herald.
The coaches will now be coupled together and undergo static and signalling tests.
They will also be tested alongside the prototype Chinese-made train, with multiple anti-collision trials set to begin in the first week of March, according to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).
Once testing is complete, the BMRCL will invite the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) for a formal inspection of the 19.15-km Yellow Line, which will connect RV Road to Bommasandra. The metro agency expects to receive a second India-made train by the end of March, with further deliveries planned for later in the year.
TRSL has committed to delivering another train by April, with a plan to increase production to two trains per month by September.
The trainset, which was rolled out in Uttarpara, West Bengal, on January 6, had to undergo final tests before being sent to Bengaluru. TRSL is building 34 of the 36 trains for the Yellow, Purple, and Green lines as part of a Rs 1,578-crore contract. The Yellow Line will have 15 trains, with the first prototype imported from China already undergoing trial runs.
BMRCL is hopeful that the long-awaited Yellow Line will finally open by April with four trains, initially operating at a frequency of 20-25 minutes. The service aims to cater to 6,000 to 15,000 passengers per peak hour, with four trains capable of carrying 8,000-10,000 passengers per hour.
