Kolkata, August  5, 2024          

Metro Railway, Kolkata has introduced MR-513 rake popularly known as Dalian Rake to the service of the passengers today, i.e. on August 5, 2024 . The new rake MR-513 started its maiden run from Dum Dum station at 12.06 pm and it reached Kavi Subhash Metro station at 12.55 pm. Again it started its journey from Kavi Subhash at 1.00 pm and reached Dum Dum station at 1.49 pm. This rake is packed with special features to increase comfort and joy of ride for the passengers in the Metro Railway network. These types of rakes have 100 mm wider door in comparison to the existing AC rakes. Moreover, greater seating capacity, better air conditioning, noise reduction feature and eye-soothing illumination are addition to the comfort of the Metro Rail passengers.

The salient features of the new MR-513 rake are as follows: -

Passenger amenities features:

Wider doors in these rakes will facilitate easy Entry and Exit of passengers especially during the peak hours. Enhanced features of these rakes will also provide jerk-free ride. CCTV coverage inside the coach, modular and wider vestibules, enhanced seating capacity including provision of more seats for senior citizens and specially-abled are some of the unique features of these rakes. Apart from these, features like aesthetically designed interior, improved air diffuser, high capacity ACs, small and sleek alarm device with outside indication lamp, brighter multicolour multilingual display board, uniform illumination, wheelchair parking facility and door side handrails have made these rakes unique in Kolkata Metro.

Some of the other features of these new rakes are: -

Technical features:

Technical features of these rakes include through rain water channels, paint-free stainless steel car body, improved door channel with side stopper and improved energy consumption which will be more environment- friendly.

Safety features:

These rakes also have some enhanced safety features like disc brake system, controlled discharge fire extinguishers with strap, wider evacuation door and evacuation ramp with anti-skid rubber flooring. Such features will definitely increase and ensure commuters safety which Metro authorities always look for.

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