In a major relief to Delhi-Meerut commuters, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety has approved the operation of RAPIDEX on the priority section. As informed by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) on Twitter, a 17 km long priority section of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor has been approved by the CMRS. The 17 km long priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot.
“We are pleased to inform that Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), Government of India has approved the operation of #RAPIDX service on priority section of Delhi-Meerut corridor,” NCRTC wrote on Twitter. It brings the operation of India’s fastest metro train closer to reality.
We are happy to inform that the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), Government of India has approved its operation #RAPIDX Service on priority section of Delhi-Meerut corridor. @ADB_HQ @NDB_int @AIIB_Official @world Bank @ut_MoHUA #speed power #New India #Make in India pic.twitter.com/aJ0RReYxFA– National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (@officialncrtc) 27 June 2023
Earlier, the Ministry of Railways had approved the RRTS rolling stock (train set), which has a design speed of 180 kmph and an operational speed of 160 kmph, officials said. At a speed of 160 kmph, the Delhi-Meerut RRTS will be the fastest train as well as the fastest metro in India.
The semi-high-speed regional rail service named ‘RAPIDX’ by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), a joint venture company of the Center with the governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
“Over the last one year, more than one independent safety evaluator has rigorously examined the procedures deployed by the NCRTC for implementing the transit infrastructure project. Thus, the system has been thoroughly examined and only after approval, It has received approval from the Ministry of Railways and CMRS (Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety),” said NCRTC officials.
NCRTC aims to open the entire 82 km long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut section to the public by 2025. The urban-transport network is the first of its kind in the country and will be extended to corridors like Delhi-Alwar, Delhi-Panipat. among others in the years to come.
“With these approvals, the priority section of #RRTS becomes the first railway system in the country to be opened for operations along its entire length at a maximum operating speed of 160 kmph,” NCRTC said on Twitter.