New Delhi. On Monday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected the Agra Metro Depot and inaugurated the first look of the Agra Metro. Earlier last year, Chief Minister Yogi had also digitally inaugurated Kanpur Metro in a similar manner. During the inspection, the Chief Minister gave the message of environmental protection and tree plantation at the Agra Metro Rail Depot in 15 Battalion PAC. On this occasion, UPMRC Sushil Kumar, Managing Director, Agra Metro Rail Project said, “The coaches of Agra Metro are made in Savli, Gujarat. This is a major achievement towards the Make in India initiative of the Government of India. 87 Coaches to be handed over to Agra Metro Rail Project i.e. 29 Rolling Stock (Metro Trains) with 3 Coaches. These trains have been designed for a speed of 90 kmph. To save time and to ensure timely delivery of rolling stock, UPMRC had entered into an integrated contract for rolling stock and signaling for Kanpur and Agra metro rail projects.
Features of Ultra Modern Rolling Stock
It is equipped with ATP/ATO (Automatic Train Protection and Automatic Train Operation) mode, which is ultra-modern and almost fully automatic, making the train an ‘intelligent mode of transport’.
Emergency Doors: Emergency evacuation facility to ensure proper evacuation of passengers in case of any emergency including fire in rolling stock train.
– Crash related features: Rolling stock provides car couplers that reduce the severity of injury to passengers in the event of an accident.
Third Track DC Traction System
Agra Metro trains will draw their energy from the third rail running parallel to the tracks. They will have no conventional OHE (overhead equipment) which usually gets disrupted due to movement of birds, kite flying etc. The third rail system would not create any of these problems and train operations would be more efficient.
use of regenerative braking
Agra Metro trains will generate energy from their own braking system. Electric motors are used to apply brakes in metro trains which in turn can lead to regeneration of energy, which can be further used for train operation.