Overview
- The Independent Safety Assessor, Bureau Veritas, has certified Medha’s new rolling stock and the indigenously developed CBTC signalling system after factory checks and corridor trials.
- MMRDA and MMMOCL now await state Urban Development Department approval to appoint a former Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety for the statutory corridor inspection.
- Officials say the certification process by the appointed inspector is expected to take a couple of months once it begins, with additional compliance checks likely during inspection.
- The upgraded rakes introduce 21 rider-focused features, including CCTV in every coach, Divyang-friendly seating, charging points, dynamic route maps, improved suspension, enhanced fire safety and real-time monitoring.
- When services resume, planners target about eight-minute headways with 12 rakes in service, and 10 new Made-in-India rakes will be inducted after all clearances; the line is also slated to link with nearby metro nodes to boost ridership.