{"id":40393,"date":"2026-03-27T15:57:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/india\/news\/systra-contributes-to-the-rise-of-driverless-metros-in-india\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:23:48","slug":"systra-contributes-to-the-rise-of-driverless-metros-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/india\/news\/systra-contributes-to-the-rise-of-driverless-metros-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"SYSTRA contributes to the rise of driverless metros in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In India, SYSTRA has supported many metropolitan areas in designing their metro systems, contributing to more than 90% of all networks currently in service nationwide. Among them, the Delhi Metro is one of the most modern and on March 8 marked two major milestones on driverless lines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The inauguration of the Majlis Park\u2013Maujpur-Babarpur section on the Pink Line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Deepali Chowk\u2013Majlis Park extension on the Magenta Line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-systra-at-the-heart-of-the-design-of-delhi-s-driverless-metro-lines\">SYSTRA at the heart of the design of Delhi\u2019s driverless metro lines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Delhi Metro\u2019s Magenta Line (Line 8) was the first to be designed with automation in mind. SYSTRA was involved in designing certain sections of its infrastructure. Shortly after it entered service, from 2020 to 2022, SYSTRA\u2019s teams conducted a comprehensive review of all existing systems and proposed improvement measures, with the goal of installing fully automatic train operation systems to transition from GoA 2 (semi-automatic operation with driver) to GoA 4 (unattended train operation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, we are currently supporting the Contractor KPTL [Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited], who are working on the Magenta Line Extension (Part of Phase \u2013 IV) for the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rigid OCS: Design Validation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Power Supply Design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-pale-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/hari-somalraju-9-002-905x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16021878 size-full\" style=\"object-position:56% 33%\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am proud that SYSTRA is supporting this new stage in the development of metros in India with the best technologies and expertise, enabling the expansion of the Delhi network, to which we have been contributing since the 1990s.<\/p>\n<cite>Hari Somalraju, Managing Director, SYSTRA India<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-660x660\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-delhi-magenta-line-2-660x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24234379\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A train on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA\u2019s scope of work covered the study of all systems, including the OCC (Operation Control Centre), support in developing automatic operation procedures, power supply, maintenance and depots, rolling stock, signalling, and track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Line 8, SYSTRA has also been involved in the Pink Line (Line 7), which at nearly 60km is one of the longest driverless metro lines in the world. It is now complete and offers a circular orbital route, the very first of its kind in India. SYSTRA India\u2019s teams participated as early as 2011 in the execution studies for the line\u2019s first section, inaugurated in 2019, and subsequently served as consultant for inspection and systems review with a view to automation from 2021 to 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-future-driverless-lines-for-metros-in-india\">Future driverless lines for metros in India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond Delhi, SYSTRA is also supporting the<strong> Mumbai<\/strong> Metro as it deploys new driverless lines. Since 2021, SYSTRA has been the General Consultant for systems on Mumbai Metro\u2019s new automated Lines 5, 7A, and 9, a major contract that will equip these three lines with the most advanced automation systems, GoA 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA has also contributed to the design of the<strong> Bangalore<\/strong> Metro, one of whose lines features GoA 4 automatic train operation. Among the driverless lines currently in the pipeline, six are located in Mumbai and two in Bangalore, with SYSTRA teams involved in some of them, notably Mumbai\u2019s Orange Line, where SYSTRA serves as General Consultant for all systems, civil works, and the maintenance depot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-learn-more-about-metros-and-systra\">Learn more about metros and SYSTRA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blanc-color has-light-eggplant-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/en\/markets\/metro\/\">our services offer in the metro sector<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In India, SYSTRA has supported many metropolitan areas in designing their metro systems, contributing to more than 90% of all networks currently in service nationwide. 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