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A trailer caries a Metro train to the tracks as DMRC unloaded the first six coach train...

A trailer caries a Metro train to the tracks as DMRC unloaded the first six coach train for the trial on its Magenta Line ( Janakpuri West - Terminal One IGI Airport section), near Sadar Bazar Cantonment ramp in New Delhi on Monday. PTI Photo

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