NCRTC unveils state-of-the-art RRTS train

Mar 16, 2022

Ghaziabad (UP) March 16 (ANI): The wait for commuters of Sahibabad and Duhai to travel in Rapid Rail is about to end. Today, Vinay Kumar Singh, MD, National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) unveiled the modern and commuter centric interiors of India’s first Regional Rail at its Duhai Depot in Ghaziabad, Utter Pradesh. The Modern RRTS Trains will have ergonomically designed 2x2 transverse seating, wide standing space, luggage racks, CCTV cameras, laptop and mobile charging facility, dynamic route maps, auto control ambient lighting system, heating ventilation, air conditioning system and other amenities. The trains will have standard as well as Premium class along with one coach reserved for women commuters. The 17-km Priority Section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor between Sahibabad to Duhai is scheduled to be operational by March 2023. The complete corridor will be opened for traffic by 2025. This year, NCRTC will begin trail run on the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor. RRTS is the first of its kind system in which trains, with a design speed of 180 kmph, will be available every 5–10 minutes and cover the distance of around 100 km in an hour. Once operational, RRTS will be the fastest, the most comfortable and the safest mode of travel in the NCR.