Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail: India’s First RRTS trains handed over to NCRTC under Make In India

India’s First RRTS trains are handed over to NCRTC under Make In India; these trainsets will bring rapid pace for the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS corridor.

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The first trainset of India’s First Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor has been handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in the presence of the Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt. of India. Under the Make in India initiative, 100 percent of these state-of-the-art RRTS train sets are being manufactured in India at the Alstom’s factory in Savli, Gujarat.

This first train will be run on Sarai Kale Khan-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor.

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The ceremony of handing over was organised at the manufacturing plant of Alstom (earlier Bombardier) today, where the keys of the RRTS trainsets were handed over to NCRTC.

The train set handover ceremony was conducted in the presence of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Manoj Joshi. In the event, Alstom India gave keys to the train sets to NCRTC at its manufacturing plant. 

At the event, a video message from Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri was also played where he congratulated the staff for the timely rollout of the first train set.

"It is a proud moment for all of us. This RRTS train was designed in Hyderabad and manufactured in Savli in Gujarat. With a design speed of 180kmph, this new age transit system will also help in managing rapid urbanisation," Puri said in his video message.

He added that with the rollout of the first RRTS train set he is confident that the project will meet the target timeline to commission the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.

The interiors, along with the commuter-centric features of India’s first RRTS trains, were unveiled on March 16, 2022, at the Duhai Depot, Ghaziabad. These RRTS trains will be the fastest trains in India, with a design speed of 180km/h, an operational speed of 160km/h and an average speed of 100 km /h.

The modern RRTS trains will have ergonomically designed 2x2 transverse cushioned seating, wide standing space, luggage racks, CCTV cameras, laptop/mobile charging facility, dynamic route maps, auto control ambient lighting system, and Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning System (HVAC) and other amenities. The air-conditioned RRTS trains will have Standard as well as Premium class (one coach per train) along with one coach reserved for women commuters.

(With inputs from PTI)