India-Spain to cooperate on regional ‘Rapid Rail project’

NewsBharati    01-Dec-2017
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New Delhi, December 1: India has signed a technical cooperation agreement with Spain to implement a Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) under which the trains run at a speed of 180Kmph.

Minister Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri stated that a collaboration with Spain would enable availability of technical advice on specific issues related to the high-speed rail transit. 3 RRTS corridors are expected to link Delhi with Meerut, Panipat and Alwar.

An Indo-Spanish technical cooperation agreement was signed between the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and the Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF), Spain.

The state-owned Spanish railway infrastructure company would provide institutional mechanism for mutual cooperation in the field of urban transport and implementation of Regional Rapid Transit System project.

The NCRTC is mandated to design, construct, operate and maintain rail based RRTS in National Capital Region.

Puri said the agreement would enable availability of technical advice on specific issues, besides providing training and collaboration in the technical areas of track, signalling, rolling stock, safety, multi-modal integration, station design etc.

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