Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 17-km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) on Friday. This section, between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot, is part of the 82.15 km route, with the entire corridor expected to be operational by June 2025.
The trains of the RRTS have been named ‘Namo Bharat’ by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
The priority section includes five stations – Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, and Duhai Depot, with operational hours from 6 am to 11 pm. The project’s foundation was laid by PM Modi in March 2019, with the inauguration ceremony taking place at Sahibabad station of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor. The completion of this corridor will significantly reduce travel time between Delhi and Meerut to less than an hour.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri were present at the ceremony.
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