The state-of-the-art RRTS rolling stock will be first of its kind in India with a design speed of 180 Kmph.
With radiating stainless steel outer body, these aerodynamic RRTS trains will be lightweight and fully air-conditioned.
The prototype is scheduled to roll off the production line in 2022 and will be put into public use after extensive trials.
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 other two Phase-I RRTS corridors are Delhi-Gurugram-SNB and Delhi-Panipat.
NCRTC is a joint venture of the Government of India (50%) and State Governments of Haryana (12.5%), NCT Delhi (12.5%), Uttar Pradesh(12.5%) and Rajasthan (12.5%).
It is mandated to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain RRTS in NCR and works under the administrative control of Ministry of Housing &Urban Affairs, GOI.
NCRTC is mandated to implement India’s first RRTS in NCR.