Outlining the services for girls on the 17km precedence part of Regional Fast Transit System (RRTS), the Nationwide Capital Area Transport Company (NCRTC) stated on Tuesday {that a} whole of 82 seats will be reserved for girls passengers on the six-coach RapidX trains.
“One coach with 72 seats will be unique to girls passengers. This may be the second coach, when the prepare strikes in direction of Meerut from Delhi, and it’ll be the second final coach when the prepare returns from Meerut. Aside from that, two seats every within the different 5 coaches will be reserved for girls,” stated Puneet Vats, chief public relations officer, NCRTC.
Correct signage will be offered for identification of the ladies coach on all platforms and on the prepare door openings, he stated.
The 17km precedence part in Ghaziabad will be the primary RRTS stretch within the nation to start passenger operations and is scheduled for inauguration within the coming weeks, stated NCRTC.
NCRTC officers stated the primary coach of the prepare will be premium class and two seats will be reserved for girls on this coach as properly. For girls security, the trains may have 4 CCTV cameras in every coach, they stated.
“The complete hall may have CCTV cameras on platforms, stations and different areas of the hall and there’ll be safety guards in any respect stations. The complete station space, foot over-bridges (to allow passengers transfer to close by roads) and so forth, may have correct illumination for security of passengers and ladies travelling throughout the night hours,” stated an NCRTC official, asking not to be named.
“Additional, a prepare attendant will be current on every trains. These services and provisions will be carried out within the precedence part and can be replicated as and when the opposite sections open to passenger operations,” stated the official.
The NCRTC has proposed to run 30 trains between Delhi and Meerut, whereas 10 extra will operate as native metro in Meerut. The trainsets are getting manufactured underneath ‘Make in India’ initiative at a producing facility in Savli, Gujarat.
Officers stated every of the coach of the RapidX trains may have three doorways on both facet and an “help button” inside the coach that may be utilized by passengers and ladies in case of an emergency. This button will even assist passengers to communicate with the prepare controller.
The official added that girls may have separate queues inside stations for entry/checking, related to the ability accessible at Delhi Metro stations.
The 82km RRTS challenge is being constructed at a value of ₹30,274 crore and is scheduled to get commissioned by March, 2025. The complete hall has 25 stations with 22 falling in Uttar Pradesh.
“Ten trainsets which have been obtained to date and are stationed on the Duhai Depot in Ghaziabad.This depot has capability to maintain 13 trains for upkeep and operations. We’ve one other depot arising in Modipuram in Meerut and it has double the capability of Duhai Depot,” the NCRTC official quoted above stated.
Of the 25 stations, 5 stations are on the 17km precedence part in Ghaziabad. The Ghaziabad district has eight RRTS stations in all, alongside the median of the Delhi Meerut Street.
