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The Minister said he had discussed the arrangements with the Chairman of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Madan Lal Khurana, Delhi's Lieutenant-Governor, Vijai Kapoor, Transport Minister, Ajay Maken, DMRC Managing Director, E. Sreedharan, and, Assistant Secretary (UD) in his Ministry, A. Dasgupta. Adding to what the Minister had to say, Mr. Khurana said that due to his preoccupation with the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations on October 2, the Prime Minister would inaugurate the new section at Tri Nagar the following day. Also, he clarified that a change in the itinerary from October 2 was necessitated as information poured in that the notification for elections to the Delhi Assembly might be issued around October 1. "But now that it is only expected around October 10, we can have the opening on Prime Minister's return from abroad." Meanwhile, Mr. Dattatraya elaborated on the various firsts the extended section will bring with it. He said the maximum speed of the Metro system will go up from 50 kmph to 80 kmph and for the first time the Automatic Train Protection signalling and train control system would be seen in use in the country. Pointing out that the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety had partially inspected the system yesterday and would be undertaking the final inspection tomorrow, the Minister said the certificate was expected by September 25. Mr. Dattatraya said despite the length of the corridor getting increased, the fares will remain at the old levels of Rs. 4 to Rs 8. Still, he said, the Metro will not incur operational losses as advertising and property development would more than compensate for subsidisation of fares. With six trains running on the tracks between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., the frequency will go down from 10 minutes to 8 minutes and would later be increased further to 6 minutes during non-peak hours and 5 minutes during peak hours. Two trains, he said, will be kept on standby to prevent cancellations. The Minister said while sufficient parking is being provided at all the new stations -- Pul Bangash, Pratap Nagar, Vivekanandpuri and Tri Nagar -- at Tri Nagar bus bays will also be provided for terminated buses while at Pratap Nagar arrangements will be made for Northern Railway passengers to change-over from the Subzi Mandi railway station to the Metro system. Mr. Sreedharan spoke of how the new Automatic Train Protection system will compulsorily maintain a minimum distance between two trains -- depending on their speeds -- and would thereby remove the possibility of collisions. He said the system was so sensitive that the moment the driver would exceed the speed beyond a limit or get closer than specified to another train, it would first give a beep, then a warning signal and thereafter would automatically stop the train. In the underground Metro corridor, the DMRC Managing Director said the new signalling system would go a step further and contribute in fully automated control of the trains, in which the drivers would have little role to play apart from opening and closing the doors.
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