The first phase of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor will become operational and have 5 stations- Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot. It will cover 17 km in 12 minutes.
The now-viral video shows the operational RAPIDX train at Ghaziabad station of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS moving ahead towards the next station; read on for details.
During these non-revenue operations, the RRTS boasted an impressive speed of around 160 kmph. The rapid transit system covered three stations of the 17-km priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai within a time span of just 12 minutes.
Commuters of RAPIDX will have multiple modes of payment including UPI, making it the first mass transit system to have this mode of payment in the nation.