First driverless metro train arrives in Bengaluru, to run on Yellow Line
Bengaluru, Feb 8: The first driverless metro train comprising six coaches from China arrived in Bengaluru on Wednesday, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited said.
These coaches arrived at Hebbagodi depot in Electronic City, the IT hub in South Bengaluru.
This train will operate on the Yellow Line of the BMRCL from RV Road to Electronic City via Silk Board.
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The train and coaches were built by a Chinese firm, which got a contract to build 216 coaches for BMRCL, an official told PTI.
"We have ordered 216 cars of which 90 will operate on Yellow line forming 15 trains. The one which has arrived is a prototype," the BMRCL official said.
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Finally, On 14 February, #Namma #Metro’s first set of driverless trains reached Hebbagodi Depot, marking a notable milestone for the Yellow Line.
The 19 km Yellow line connects R.V. Road and Bommasandra.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
