Delhi Meerut Rapid Rail: RRTS undertaking will likely be accomplished three months forward of time, ongoing testing part

Ghaziabad: Testing of quick trains is underway on the 17 km lengthy Duhai-Sahibabad precedence part of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS hall. The undertaking is being applied by the NCR Transport Corporation (NCRTC). The NCRTC is anticipating the hall to be accomplished by the tip of March, three months forward of the undertaking’s official deadline of June.

The 17 km lengthy precedence part of Ghaziabad, stretching from Sahibabad to Duhai, is a part of the 82 km RRTS community. It is proposed to attach the three foremost cities of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut, it’s being constructed at a value of Rs 30,274 crore. Talking to affiliate newspaper Times of India on Thursday, the company’s chief public relations officer Puneet Vats mentioned that six trainset have already reached the Duhai depot and trials are being carried out on this part.

Chief Public Relations Officer Puneet Vats mentioned that six speedy rail prepare units are stationed at Duhai depot and their testing is at the moment underway. Testing on the signaling system is at its peak. At current, the signaling system is being linked manually with all of the speedy rail stations from Duhai to Sahibabad. In just a few days, we’ll begin engaged on the Integrated Automatic Signal Test. The Chief Public Relations Officer knowledgeable that each one different works on the part are additionally in remaining levels, and we’re assured that the commissioning will begin in March itself.

Vats instructed that the primary prepare of RRTS had reached Duhai depot in June 2022 from the manufacturing plant positioned in Savli, Gujarat. After which the meeting, the trainset went by means of static commissioning testing.

NCRTC can be anticipated to launch the fare module by subsequent week. According to the Detailed Project Report (DPR) ready seven years in the past, the fare was estimated to be Rs 2 per km. But that is anticipated to extend additional contemplating the rise in price over time. However, the officers of NCRTC are nonetheless tight-lipped on this. An official mentioned the fare price has been permitted and will likely be introduced by subsequent week.

NCRTC is all set to introduce National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) for ticketing choices. Vats mentioned NCRTC is implementing a state-of-the-art Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system for RRTS. Vats mentioned that the AFC system has been put in at RRTS depots at Duhai and Ghaziabad stations, the place testing is underway.