The first look of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) trains was unveiled in New Delhi on September 25, 2020.
- The state-of-the-art RRTS rolling stock will be the first-of-its-kind in the country with a design speed of 180 kmph, said the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
- The RRTS trains have radiating stainless steel outer bodies, are aerodynamic, lightweight and fully air-conditioned. Each car will have six automatic plug-in type wide doors — three on each side — along with a Business Class coach, which will have two doors on each side.
- The entire rolling stock for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor will be manufactured at Bombardier’s Savli plant in Gujarat.
- Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) is a new, dedicated, high speed, high capacity, comfortable commuter service connecting regional nodes in NCR.
- The project is being implemented by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)
- The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is one of the three prioritised RRTS corridor being implemented in phase-1. The 82 km long Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Corridor is the first RRTS corridor being implemented in India. The corridor will bring down the travel time between Delhi to Meerut by around 1/3rd. The commute time from Delhi to Meerut will be reduced to less than an hour from 3-4 hours by road at present.
- The other two Phase-I RRTS corridors are Delhi-Gurugram-SNB and Delhi-Panipat.
(Source: The Hindu, The Mint and NCRTC)
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