Alstom Unveils First Driverless Trainset for Mumbai Metro Line 4, Delivery by December
French manufacturer Alstom unveiled the first driverless trainset for Mumbai Metro Line 4 and 4A, expected to be delivered by mid-December. The 32.32-km elevated corridor will connect Wadala in Mumbai to Kasarvadavali in Thane with 30 stations. Testing and certification by Indian authorities are underway, with passenger operations targeted for August 2027. The project features significant local manufacturing aligned with the Make in India initiative, with trains, signalling, and maintenance supplied to Larsen & Toubro for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
First-hand measurement across 3 sources
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (52–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 14 Oct, 03:01 pm. Other outlets followed.