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DMRC Academy has trained 1.1 lakh workers in two decades
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) training academy at Shastri Park has trained nearly 1.1 lakh trainees since its establishment in July 2002, including over 1 lakh DMRC personnel and more than 7,900…
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) training academy at Shastri Park has trained nearly 1.1 lakh trainees since its establishment in July 2002, including over 1 lakh DMRC personnel and more than 7,900 trainees from other organisations. The academy has also trained around 200 international trainees and currently has the capacity to train 1,020 trainees at a time.
The academy is equipped with 37 simulators, including driving simulators, train door maintenance simulators, brake system simulators, and signalling room simulators. Trainees learn to handle scenarios such as failed trains, track obstructions, degraded-mode operations, adverse weather conditions, and automated and manual driving. A motion simulator recreates train movement and braking jerks, while VR and AR labs help with high-voltage system procedures.
Beyond metro training, the academy also trains personnel from NHAI (tunnels and underground spaces), Indian Railways (escalator and lift management), Canara Bank (civil engineering), Brahmaputra Board (quality management), and SAIL (project planning). The academy houses the Centre of Excellence of Tunnel and Underground Space Engineering, featuring tunnel models, a tunnel boring machine cutter head, and escalator and elevator models.
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India's metro rail network is expanding rapidly, with new systems in cities like Nagpur, Kochi, and Ahmedabad, creating demand for skilled operators and maintenance staff that far outstrips what individual metro corporations can produce on their own. The DMRC Academy, by training personnel from NHAI, Indian Railways, and other agencies, effectively serves as the national hub for urban rail workforce development. With metro lines expected to cross 1,000 km in the next few years, the academy's capacity to train 1,020 at a time will be a bottleneck if not expanded. Watch for DMRC's next budget allocation or a government announcement on academy upgrades, likely within the next financial year.
The academy's Centre of Excellence in tunnel engineering is especially relevant given the government's push for underground metro corridors in congested city centres and the proposed bullet train tunnels. Its 6.6-metre-diameter tunnel boring machine cutter head is one of the few such training aids in India, directly supporting infrastructure projects under the National Infrastructure Pipeline.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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