RRTS: India's upcoming fastest train zooms past at 160 kmph on trial run, WATCH video

Delhi- Meerut under-construction rapid railway line that will connect Delhi with Meerut travelling via Ghaziabad, Modinagar and Muzzafarnagar will be India's first high-speed rapid urban network. 

The modern trainsets are able to achieve a top speed of 180 kmph, but the tracks are not ready for test runs yet. Meanwhile, a video has been circulating on Twitter, showing the NCRTC deployed train conducting a high-speed run, passing through an under-construction RRTS train station at 160 kmph speed.

India 1st #Delhi #Meerut #RRTS Line train testing is going on full speed. #rslive pic.twitter.com/Sh6XUCfNec — Rajan Singh (@imrslive) January 18, 2023

The RRTS train will be the fastest rail in India once become operational, surpassing Vande Bharat Express. The Vande Bharat Express is also designed to achieve a top speed of 180 kmph, but the safety limitations on rail tracks limit the top speed of the Vande Bharat trains to only 130 kmph. 

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Because the RRTS will be elevated with zero public interference, a speed of 150 kmph is achievable without any problem.  The viral video does not specify a date, location or any station. Currently, NCRTC, the parent body of Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail is conducting trial runs at Duhai Depot.