The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), the agency helming the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, has planned a host of measures to save energy and generate about 10 million units of power annually by 2025, when the 82-kilometre-long project gets fully commissioned.
The RRTS project is presently being constructed to link the three cities of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut over a dedicated corridor which will ferry passengers on state-of-the-art trains with a design speed of 180kmph. The overall project has 25 stations and three depots at Jangpura in Delhi, Duhai in Ghaziabad and Modipuram in Meerut.
“For our energy requirements, we will use the concept of blended energy. This will involve use of rooftop solar energy and power saving through regenerative braking, which is a feature of the rolling stock.
