Archive · 11 Dec 2025
BEML Unveils Driverless Metro Prototype for Bengaluru
BEML, a company that makes big machines and trains, showed off a new kind of train for Bengaluru's metro system.
This train doesn't need a driver and is super smart.
It has lots of cool features like places to charge your phone, comfy seats, and big walkways between carriages.
The train is part of a big project to make traveling in Bengaluru easier and better.
BEML will make 318 of these trains and take care of them for many years.
The trains will run on the Blue Line (which goes to the airport) and the Pink Line.
Everyone is excited because this is a big step in making travel in Bengaluru more modern and efficient.
BEML unveiled a prototype of a driverless metro trainset for Bengaluru's BMRCL corridors.
The prototype is part of the 5RS-DM project for Namma Metro’s Phases 2, 2A, and 2B, including the Airport Line.
BEML will supply 318 standard-gauge metro cars for the Blue Line and the Pink Line.
The trainsets feature energy-efficient systems, upgraded passenger information displays, extra-wide gangways, USB charging ports, ergonomic seating, and improved accessibility.
The trainsets comply with advanced fire safety and crashworthiness norms and are compatible with Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) for fully driverless operations.
- Who
- BEML and BMRCL
- What
- Unveiling of a driverless metro trainset prototype
- When
- December 11, 2024
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- Why
- To enhance commuting experience and meet the aspirations of commuters on the upcoming R6 Line and the ORR–Airport Line
- Company
- BEML
- Project
- 5RS-DM
- Metro Lines
- Blue Line (Airport Line) and Pink Line
- Number of Cars
- 318
- Contract Value
- Rs 3,177 crore
- Maintenance Period
- Up to 15 years
- Features
- Energy-efficient systems, upgraded passenger info displays, extra-wide gangways, USB charging ports, ergonomic seating, improved accessibility, advanced fire safety, and crashworthiness norms
- Compatibility
- Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) for fully driverless operations