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ANOTHER DALIAN RAKE (MR-514) INTRODUCED ON BLUE LINE
Kolkata, Date: 31.08.2024
Good news for all Metro users!Metro Railway has introduced another Dalian Rake MR-514 to the service of the passengers today, i.e. on31.08.2024. Before this on 05.08.2024, MR-513, one of the two new Dalian rakes was introduced on Blue Line. With this, three Dalian rakes are now plying on the Kolkata Metro network.
The new rake MR-514 started its maiden run from Dum Dum station at 12.10 hrs. and it reached Kavi Subhash Metro station at 13.01 hrs. Again it started its return journey from Kavi Subhash at 13.10 hrs and reached Dum Dum station at 13.59 hrs.This rake is packed with special features to increase comfort and joy of ride for the passengers in Metro Railway network. These types of rakes have 100 mm wider door in comparison to the existing AC rakes. Moreover, greater seating capacity, better air conditioning, noise reduction feature and eye-soothing illumination are addition to the comfort of the Metro Rail passengers.
The salient features of the new MR-514 rake are as follows: – Passenger amenities features: Wider doors in these rakes will facilitate easy Entry and Exit of passengers specially during the peak hours. Enhanced features of these rakes will also provide jerk-free ride.
CCTV coverage inside the coach, modular and wider vestibules, enhanced seating capacity including provision of more seats for senior citizens and specially- abled are some of the unique features of these rakes. Apart from these, features like aesthetically designed interior, improved air diffuser, high capacity ACs, small and sleek alarm device with outside indication lamp, brighter multicolour multilingual display board, uniform illumination, wheel chair parking facility and door side hand rails have made these rakes unique in Kolkata Metro.
Some of the other features of these new rakes are: – Technical features: Technical features of these rakes include through rain water channels, paint-free stainless steel car body, improved door channel with side stopper and improved energy consumption which will be more environment- friendly. Safety features:
These rakes also have some enhanced safety features like disc brake system, controlled discharge fire extinguishers with strap, wider evacuation door and evacuation ramp with anti-skid rubber flooring. Such features will definitely increase and ensure commuters safety which Metro authorities always look for.It is to be noted that in Kolkata Metro’s fully air-conditioned fleet there are 29 rakes for Blue Line, 3 rakes for Orange Line, 2 rakes for Purple Line and 14 rakes for Green Line at present.
Information by Sri. Kausik Mitra,Chief Public Relations Officer
