Date Of Post: 12 Jan, 2018

Kolkata: On Tuesday, Metro Railway Kolkata carried out trial runs of two Integral Coach Factory (ICF) rakes between Noapara and Esplanade. “It may take some time for these rakes to be pressed into commercial services. They will have to undergo several more trials for our officials to be totally satisfied with their safety. Metro Railway general manager Ajay Vijayvargiya has made it very clear that there shall be no compromise on safety,” Metro Railway CPRO Indrani Banerjee said.

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More Information:

• 15-16 tons of sand bags which is equal to the load of a fully crowded coach is loaded in each of the coaches of the new ICF rakes for its trial run from Noapara to  Esplanade Station.
• After that, clearance will be sought from the CRS (Commissioner of Railway Safety).
• Once the two new rakes are pressed into service, Metro can start phasing out some of the older conventional rakes.
• The rakes also offer a more comfortable travelling experience as compared to the existing ones.

Image Credit: Metro Railway Kolkata