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Ghaziabad: In a bid to revolutionize India’s regional connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor at Sahibabad RapidX station in Uttar Pradesh – a state-of-the-art regional mobility solution that aims to transform regional connectivity in the country through the creation of new world-class transport infrastructure. The route will also be connected to the Delhi Metro line. With this, many cities like Meerut, Alwar, Panipat will be connected to Delhi.
Prime Minister also traveled in the regional rapid train Namo Bharat and interacted with children. “PM @narendramodi is on board the Regional Rapid Train Namo Bharat with co-passengers who are sharing their experiences, including on how this train service will have a positive impact.”
PM @narendramodi is on board the Regional Rapid Train Namo Bharat with co-passengers who are sharing their experiences, including on how this train service will have a positive impact. pic.twitter.com/pIsZ5vnXcM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 20, 2023
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A significant enhancement to India’s transportation infrastructure! The Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor will bring a substantial transformation to regional connectivity.
A significant enhancement to India's transportation infrastructure! The Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor will bring a substantial transformation to regional connectivity. https://t.co/WxdtLzrAxE
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 20, 2023
It will become operational for the common people from Saturday, i.e. 21st October. This means that from tomorrow you will be able to travel in it. RRTS is a new rail-based semi-high speed, high-frequency commuter transit system.
The 17 km long priority section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor was inaugurated, which will connect Sahibabad to Duhai depot along with Ghaziabad, Guldhar and Duhai stations. The foundation stone of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor was laid by Prime Minister Modi on 8 March 2019.
The Prime Minister’s vision of transforming regional connectivity in the country through the creation of new world-class transport infrastructure, the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project is being developed.
Under this, a total of eight RRTS corridors have been identified to be developed in NCR, out of which three corridors have been given priority for implementation in Phase-I. The three corridors of the first phase include Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor, Delhi-Gurugram-SNB-Alwar Corridor; And Delhi-Panipat corridor is included.
The first phase, RapidX or Namo Bharat will run between Sahibabad in Ghaziabad and Dohai Depot. There will be 5 stations in its first phase. These include Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot stations. After being fully operational, its speed will be from 100 kilometers per hour to 160 kilometers per hour. RapidX will cover the distance of 17 kilometers between Sahibabad and Duhai depot in 15 to 17 minutes. Its frequency has been kept at 15 minutes. It will stop for 30 seconds at every station.
There will be a separate coach for women on the lines of metro. It will have more than 50 percent women staff, who have been recruited at the local level. There will be a total of 6 coaches in this high speed train. One coach will be for premium category passengers which will be the first coach after the engine.
CCTV cameras, an emergency door-opening mechanism and a button to communicate with a train operator are among the safety features of this train.
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor is being developed at a cost of more than ₹ 30,000 crore and will connect Delhi to Meerut with a travel time of less than an hour through urban centres of Ghaziabad, Muradnagar and Modinagar.
