New Delhi, December 19: A driverless Delhi Metro train, running on the Magenta line, on Tuesday rammed into a wall during its trial run, after staff failed to check the brakes.
“The person who took charge of the train from the maintenance staff also did not check brake and proceeded with the train up to the washing plant built on a ramp. While stopping at the ramp, since the brakes were not available, the train rolled back causing this incident,” an official said.
The 12.64 kilometre-long Magenta line, expected to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25, runs from Delhi’s Kalkaji Mandir station to Noida’s Botanical Garden.