Charging sockets, CCTV cameras, fire detection systems, and dynamic route maps on LCD screens are part of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) ‘refurbishment’ of the first of 70 trains that were inducted as part of Phase I of the Delhi Metro from 2002 onwards. These trains have been showing signs of wear and tear.
While the newer trains came with these facilities, the older ones had to be retrofitted to include these in a ‘mid-life’ refurbishment exercise, according to DMRC officials. The first such refurbished train, one from the Blue Line that connects Dwarka Sector 21 with Noida Electronic City and Vaishali, was unveiled at the Yamuna Bank Depot on Monday and is likely to be rolled out soon.
