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- The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has received safety authorisation from the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety, Southern Circle, to operate new six-car CRRC trainsets with Distance-to-Go signalling on the Purple and Green lines.
- The approval allows BMRCL to put the four trainsets it has already received into revenue service.
- According to BMRCL, the new trains are expected to improve train availability during peak hours and ease congestion on the two corridors.
- Of the 21 trainsets ordered, the remaining 17 are expected to be delivered at a rate of two per month.
What to watch next
- Rollout of the four available six-car trainsets into revenue service
- Delivery of the remaining 17 trainsets at the stated pace of two per month
- Impact of the new trains on peak-hour congestion on the Purple and Green lines
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