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Namo Bharat: Top Speed, Feature, Route and Connectivity

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Context: Recently, the Indian Prime Minister flagged off India's first regional rapid train service, Namo Bharat.

Namo Bharat: Top Speed, Feature, Route and Connectivity

Namo Bharat: India’s Indigenous Semi-High-Speed Regional Train Project

  • Background: Namo Bharat was previously known as “RAPIDX”.
    • Namo Bharat is India’s first semi-high-speed regional train service project being run by NCRTC. 
    • National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which is implementing India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail service project, has named the RRTS trains as ‘RAPIDX’ but later the name is changed to Namo Bharat. 
    • About RRTS: It is a new commuter train system that runs on rails and is semi-high-speed and high-frequency. Its top speed is 180 km/h.
  • Make in India: Namo Bharat is indigenously manufactured with a designed speed potential of 180 kmph and operational speed potential of 160 kmph.
    • The train set was created by Alstom, a French company that makes coaches, in its engineering center in Hyderabad. 
    • Namo Bharat was made at an Alstom plant in Gujarat.

Key Features of Namo Bharat: India’s Cutting-Edge Semi-High-Speed Regional Train

  • Seating for passengers: There will be six coaches, and each coach will have two rows of two seats. 
    • With 72 seats, the normal coach is the largest. The premium coach has 62 seats.
    • One train can hold 1,700 people, both sitting and standing.
  • Guides: There are three kinds of guides: a general guide, a special guide, and a guide just for women.
  • Facilities for Passengers: Each coach of Namo Bharat has Wi-Fi, CCTV cameras, emergency talkback buttons, information screens for passengers, and places to put your bags. There will be charging ports in every guest seat.
  • Security: Each coach will have CCTV cameras that will be on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week to keep an eye on things and send alerts if anyone breaks in, if luggage is lost, or if there are too many people on board.
  • Accessible: Wheelchairs and stretchers will have their own space in the last car of the trains.
  • Speed: Namo Bharat will take less than an hour to cover 82 km between Delhi and Modipuram in Meerut.

Vande Bharat Express: India’s Pioneering Indigenous Semi-High-Speed Train Set

  • About: Also known as Train 18, is the world’s first semi-high-speed passenger train on high-rise overhead electric (OHE) territory. 
    • It is India’s first indigenously designed and manufactured semi-high speed and self-propelled train set. 
  • Inaugurated: The Vande Bharat Express Train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019.
  • Consumes Less Energy:  Vande Bharat Express has been designed to consume 30% less energy than Shatabdi Express trains. 
  • Speed: The train has a top speed of 180 kmph, while the operational speed is 130 kmph. 
  • Propulsion: The Vande Bharat Train is powered by a self-propulsion module, which means it does not require a locomotive to pull it.
  • Comfort: Reclining ergonomic seats, revolving seats in executive class, and mobile charging sockets for every seat
  • Safety: Fire suppression system, emergency brakes, and automatic sliding doors

Also Read: Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS): Significance, Features, and Future

RRTS: Revolutionizing Regional Transit

  • About: It is a state-of-the-art regional mobility solution comparable to the best in the world. 
  • Features: It is set to offer secure, reliable, and contemporary intercity transportation solutions in the nation. 
    • RRTS is a new rail-based, semi-high-speed, high-frequency commuter transit system. 
    • High-Speed Platform: RRTS is a transformational, regional development initiative, which is designed to provide high-speed trains for intercity commuting every 15 minutes, which can go up to a frequency of every 5 minutes as per requirement.”

NCRTC: Pioneering Urban Connectivity for Sustainable Development in NCR

  • About: It is a joint venture company of Govt of India and States of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and U.P, under the administrative control of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
  • Aim: Ensuring a balanced and sustainable urban development through better connectivity and access.
  • Mandate: Implementing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project across the NCR of India.
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Namo Bharat FAQs

Namo Bharat can reach a top speed of 180 km/h, ensuring efficient and rapid transit.

RRTS is a cutting-edge rail-based transit system that offers secure, reliable, and high-frequency intercity transportation solutions, revolutionizing regional connectivity.

NCRTC aims to facilitate balanced and sustainable urban development by enhancing connectivity and accessibility across the National Capital Region (NCR) of India.

Vande Bharat Express operates at a speed of 130 kmph, with a top speed of 180 kmph, making it one of India's fastest trains.

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