We come bearing good news! Indore successfully completed the trial run of Madhya Pradesh’s first metro train over the weekend. Giving a major boost to the public transport system of the city, the Indore Metro rail project is one of the much-anticipated development projects in the city. It has also received a green signal from the Metro Rail Safety Team and a section of the metro will be open to the public by Diwali this year! Scroll on to know more.
Indore Metro’s Successful Trail Run
According to the Millennium Post, a trial was conducted between Gandhi Nagar and the Super Corridor, a key segment of the upcoming Indore Metro, over the weekend. MP Urban Development and Housing (UD&H) Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and Additional Chief Secretary of the UD&H Department, Sanjay Shukla, were also present during this trial.
This corridor will connect key areas of Indore and offer a fast, efficient, and eco-friendly transport system to the people. While the stations are equipped to handle six-coach trains, the metro authorities have decided that initial operations will begin with three-coach sets. There will be provisions to scale up based on commuter demand. After a successful trial run, Kailash Vijayvargiya expressed his happiness about the project’s progress and mentioned that three more metro trains are ready to run in the city.
Reports suggest that a significant emphasis has been placed on safety and operational integrity during the trial phase. Comprehensive assessments were conducted on construction quality, signalling systems, telecommunications infrastructure, and emergency response procedures to ensure they met all national standards.
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Rapid Transportation To Open In The City By Diwali
Commuters in Indore can expect a new mode of rapid and modern transport in the city by Diwali. While talking to Millennium Post, Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya mentioned that the testing phase of the Metro is now complete and they aim to open a 17-kilometre section of the Indore Metro to the public by Diwali. It is to be noted that only a 5-kilometre stretch was tested during the trial run. However, seeing the progress of the overall project, the authorities are quite positive about the sectional opening of the metro line by Diwali this year.
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We can’t wait to see how the Indore Metro will change the face of public transportation in the city!
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