India’s first regional rail RapidX was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh.
The first phase will be 17 km long with a total of five stations – Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, and Duhai Depot.
The trains will run at a speed of 160 kilometres per hour at an interval of 15 minutes.
It will have six coaches with the capacity to carry about one thousand 700 commuters.
The first Train in both directions will commence operations at 6 AM and the last Train will depart from stations in both directions will be at 11 PM.
Each RAPIDX train will also have one Premium coach. It will have extra facilities like reclining seats, coat hooks, magazine holders and footrests.
One coach will be reserved for women and it will have a number of commuter-centric features for a safe and comfortable regional commute.
The fare for a standard coach between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot stations will be 50 rupees, while for a premium coach, it is 100 rupees.
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) enabled ticket vending machines have been also installed at Stations to purchase paper QR tickets and recharge the National Common Mobility Card.
