Wheelless trains for Delhi Metro planned

[JAISWAL]

Wheelless trains for Delhi Metro planned - The Times of India
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NEW DELHI: The government is planning to introduce magnetic levitation wheel-less trains on the Delhi Metro, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Minister of state for urban development Saugata Roy, in a written reply, said: "The Delhi Metro proposes to introduce the wheel-less trains. The introduction of Maglev technology of Metro connectivity by DMRC is only at a conceptual stage for the present." The Maglev technology uses magnetic levitation to suspend, guide and propel mass rapid systems.

 

[Ray]

In a rudderless city, wheelless is a good idea!

 

[Vyom]

I think electricity consumption will be enormous just to maintain the magnetic field all the time. Is there really a cost benefit here?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Nuclear reactors anyone ?

 

[pmaitra]

I think electricity consumption will be enormous just to maintain the magnetic field all the time. Is there really a cost benefit here?

I agree. Metros have frequent stops and for such trains MAGLEV is a waste. Works reasonably well for long distance hauls with less sharp curves.

 

[anoop_mig25]

our minster like to show us dream or they are day-dreaming. Maglev is high cost technology

 

[indian_sukhoi]

You dont need fast trains for metro,.....Better to lookf for someting cheaper

 

[sukhish]

are there any plans for high speed trains ? I see china has a lot of these

 

[SpArK]

similar was announced for Kochi and tvm

Korean company it was.

The Hindu : Cities / Kochi : Magnetic levitation technology for Kochi metro rail mooted

 

[The Messiah]

In a rudderless city, wheelless is a good idea!

what do you mean by rudderless ?

 

[sayareakd]

hope they can somehow keep those magnates safe from thefts, BTW in Delhi i experience power cut, therefore it is waste of resources to unnecessary match up to China. Regular metro will do the trick for good.

 

[Dovah]

hope they can somehow keep those magnates safe from thefts, BTW in Delhi i experience power cut, therefore it is waste of resources to unnecessary match up to China. Regular metro will do the trick for good.

We need 8 coaches first, there's not even breathing space on the six coach Dwarka-Noida line at peak hours!!

 

[The Messiah]

hope they can somehow keep those magnates safe from thefts, BTW in Delhi i experience power cut, therefore it is waste of resources to unnecessary match up to China. Regular metro will do the trick for good.

metro already runs on electricity.

 

[Soorya Dhanush]

what do you mean by rudderless ?

Our babus are driving it that's why it is rudderless....

 

[KS]

Delhi is fine yaar.

At this cost you can introduce metros in some other two-tier cities

 

[Falcon]

In a country where any decision takes years to get finalized, this one has come really fast. And I think the reason it came so fast is because of the huge market value in that region. It is very important to introduce high end technology at some places so that we get the taste of it. Those who have poverty in their mind after reading this news, we are investing billions on defense and arms. What about that.

Always remember that if you are not at par with the latest technology, you will slowly fall behind. Whether it be defense, infrastructure, health or agriculture...we do need the latest to be introduced in all the fields.