The 2.7km southern section of the Red Line from Transport Nagar to Amausi Airport was also inaugurated on March 8. The initial 8.5km section of the Red Line from Transport Nagar to Charbagh opened in September 2017. The line is fitted with Alstom’s Urbalis communications-based train control (CBTC) solution, which enables the operation of trains at 100-second headways. Alstom also supplied a fleet of 20 four-car Metropolis trains for Phase 1. 30% of train drivers and 40% of station controllers on the line are female. the project was financed with the aid of a Rs 33bn loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). For detailed data on metro projects around the globe, subscribe to IRJ Pro.