India’s first semi-high speed Regional Rail service ‘Namo Bharat’ has received an enthusiastic response from commuters across the spectrum. The train was flagged off on October 20 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide a faster, safer and reliable efficient urban transit system. With its launch, the country’s railway sector has achieved another milestone. The 17-kms-long Priority Section of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor marks the world debut of the Level 3 ETCS.
The train has been designed by Alstom India at its engineering center in Hyderabad and manufactured at Gujarat’s Savli. In the last two years, more than 300 engineers and designers of Alstom India have devoted thousands of safe man hours,