Regional Rapid Transit System

The Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System, also known as Delhi–Meerut RRTS and colloquially Rapid Rail, is a 82.15 km (51.05 mi)-long semi high-speed rail regional transit corridor that connects the cities of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut in the National Capital Region. It is the first of the four rapid rail corridors envisioned under the first phase of the Namo Bharat project managed by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). Designed to allow a maximum speed of 180 km/h (110 mph), it uses the Namo Bharat (trainset) designed by the French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom at its engineering centre in Hyderabad, Telangana, and was manufactured in Savli, Gujarat. The train has an aerodynamic design which reduces the drag when it travels and is operated at a speed of 160 km/h ; the distance between Delhi and Meerut is traversed in less than 60 minutes. The project was developed at a cost of ₹30,274 crore (US$3.2 billion). Originating from Jangpura, the corridor will run through Sarai Kale Khan, which will serve as the terminal for the three planned corridors in Delhi, before concluding at Modipuram in Meerut. It comprises 16 stations and two depots at Duhai and Modipuram.