RapidX
| RapidX | |
|---|---|
| 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 is a rapid rail system operated by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in India's National Capital Region (NCR). RapidX is India's first regional rapid transit system and it has been envisioned to replace the conventional non-air-conditioned MEMU-operated local train network with a rapid rail system. The semi-high-speed trainsets operating on RapidX have an average speed of 100 km/h (62 mph).
Germany's Deutsche Bahn 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).