Alert Metro drivers saved nine lives this year

New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) Vigilant metro train drivers have so far saved the lives of nine passengers who had fallen onto the tracks this year.

In the latest incident a driver on the Dwarka-Barakhamba Road line applied emergency brakes to save the life of a 65-year-old passenger who had fallen on the tracks at Rajiv Chowk Station yesterday, DMRC sources statement said.

The man, a resident of Uttam Nagar in West Delhi, had poor eye sight.

On March 26, a 60-year-old woman fell onto the track at Shastri Park Station, she was saved as the driver applied emergency brakes.

On May 15, a driver noticed a woman and a child standing between the tracks at the Welcome Station and applied emergency brakes to save them.

On January 21, a passenger who fell on the track and got injured was saved at the Central Secretariat Station.

On February 12, an aged man was saved at the Kirti Nagar Station and taken to the Moti Nagar Civil hospital.

On February 17, a 52-year-old man fell on the tracks at Rajiv Chowk Station, train driver stopped the train barely 30 metres away.

On March 2, a driver applied brakes to save a person, found moving on the tracks at Shadipur Station. He was pulled out and handed over to the police.

On May 9, a driver saw a passenger leaning out from the platform at Uttam Nagar East Station and stopped the train before its normal stoppage. He was also handed over to the police.

Metro driver's were recruited through a rigorous selection process and had excellent eyesight. They also had to undergo psychological testing to judge their reaction in different circumstances.

The drivers received intensive training for four months at the Metro Training School at Shastri Park which also had a test track. A new simulator was also being acquired by the Training School which would be ready by next year.

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