First standard gauge Metro train arrives from South Korea

Press Trust of India
Posted: Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 2358 hrs IST
Updated: Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 at 2358 hrs IST

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New Delhi: After airlifting coaches, Delhi Metro is now using the sea and road to bring the country’s first standard gauge Metro train from South Korea.

The first train arrived at the Mundra Port in Gujarat on Monday after a three-week long voyage by sea from South Korea, Delhi Metro spokesperson Anuj Dayal said on Tuesday. The four-coach train, which set sail on February 25 from Changwon in South Korea where it was manufactured, will now be transported by road on four trailers to Delhi where it is expected to reach by March 30.

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