The first page of a new chapter for Kolkata Metro!!! The first fully CBTC(Communication based Train Control) compatible rake for North-South Line 1 of Kolkata Metro, numbered MR-415, poses inside Noapara carshed. The rake has minor exterior modifications to make space for the CBTC instruments and equipments. The propulsion is supplied by Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad and assembled by Integral Coach Factory,Chennai.
The rake has been decorated on the occasion of inauguration by the GM, Kolkata Metro on the auspicious day of Viswakarma Puja. Photographed by Arkopal Sarkar. D.O.P. - 17th September 2021.