The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail network is a gamechanger
Change is fast approaching Delhi and the vast region surrounding the capital of India – and it is coming by rail!
The first of eight planned regional rapid rail corridors in the capital region will connect Delhi to key cities and sub-urban areas in the surrounding states – Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The Alstom technologies implemented on this project will cut down the commute time to half and change the lives of millions in the National capital region. We caught up with Thameem Kamaldeen on this lighthouse signalling project in India.
Thameem Kamaldeen is the Managing Director of Alstom’s Signalling business in the India Cluster. In his current role, he oversees critical business functions such as P&L management of the signalling business, project management, operations, product development, apart from ensuring overall operational excellence.
Before joining Alstom, he was leading the Bombardier Transportation Engineering Centre and overseeing R&D for over 14 countries. He was also associated with renowned organizations such as Tata Infotech, Datapro Infoworld, and Aptech in his previous roles. An engineer by education, he completed his BE in Electronics & Communications at Madras University and is also a PMI certified project management professional. He has keen interest and practices music and culinary arts.
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In early 2023, Alstom’s first semi-high-speed rapid rail transit system, which is a first-of-its-kind worldwide in digitalization and automation technologies, is set to be operational. It will connect Sahibabad and Duhai, the priority section of India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) line, Delhi- Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.
The RRTS project aims to address social and economic issues and promote balanced and sustainable economic development of the National Capital Region This corridor will eventually reduce the journey time between Delhi and Meerut to less than 60 minutes, compared to the current 90-120 minutes. The train will have a maximum speed of 180 kmph, and it will run in ~5-10-minute intervals. With 3-6 cars, each allowing for more than 200standing and sitting passengers, this line will deliver enormous passenger capacity that will transform the region. This is what National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and Alstom are set to achieve starting early next year.
Meeting people is an essential part of life, for business or pleasure, as part of our education or on holiday, getting together for a special moment with friends or family. Travel time is a necessity we all endure and do our best to minimize, as it takes valuable hours that we could have spent earning a living, improving ourselves or most importantly, with our close community and loved ones.
