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| RapidX [1] | |
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| Overview | |
| Service type | Elevated rapid rail |
| Status | Partially operational |
| First service | 20 October 2023 |
| Current operator(s) | Deutsche Bahn |
| Website | ncrtc |
| Route | |
| Line(s) used | 8 (planned) 1 (partially commissioned) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Economy class Business class Women's class |
| Seating arrangements |
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| Observation facilities | Large windows for panoramic view |
| Entertainment facilities | |
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks |
| Other facilities |
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| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Namo Bharat trainset |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
| Operating speed | 160–180 km/h (100–110 mph) |
| Average length | 384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
192 metres (630 ft) (8 coaches) |
| Rake maintenance | Duhai Depot, Duhai, Uttar Pradesh |
The RapidX[2][3][4] is a rapid rail[5][6][7][8][9] system operated by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in India's National Capital Region (NCR). The objective of RapidX is to replace the conventional non-air-conditioned MEMU-operated local train network with a rapid rail system.[10][11] The semi-high-speed trainsets operating on RapidX are named Namo Bharat and have an average speed of 100 km/h (62 mph).[12]
Germany’s Deutsche Bahn has won the contract to operate and maintain the entire Delhi–Meerut rapid rail transit corridor for 12 years, with a bid valued at approximately ₹1,500 crores (roughly US$178 million). [13]
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- ^ "NCRTC plans to link Delhi-Meerut RapidX Corridor with Delhi Metro's Red Line | Metro Rail Today". Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "PM launches first rapid rail Delhi-Meerut corridor, rides on 'Namo Bharat' train". India Today. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2023-10-20). "PM Modi flags off country's first Namo Bharat train". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
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- ^ "Noida, Ghaziabad residents demand direct connectivity to rapid rail corridor". India Today. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
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- ^ "Rapid rail inauguration may boost property prices along route in Ghaziabad". Moneycontrol. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
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- ^ "'Namo Bharat' RRTS trains to be ingaurated today, service from tomorrow". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ "NaMo Bharat | 'No limit to his self-obsession': Congress targets PM Modi over naming of RRTS trains". The Hindu. 2023-10-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Mishra, Twesh (2022-07-01). "Germany's Deutsche Bahn wins bid to operate and maintain Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rapid rail". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-10-22.