Prime Minister Narendra Modi remotely inaugurated the 17-km extension of the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Regional Fast Transit System (RRTS) hall, spanning from Duhai to Modi Nagar North on Wednesday. Modi additionally flagged off the Namo Bharat prepare from the Muradnagar RRTS station on this part.
“With the inauguration of this extra 17-km part, Namo Bharat providers shall be seamlessly out there on 34 km of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS hall, incorporating eight stations from Sahibabad to Modinagar North,” the Nationwide Capital Area Transport Company (NCRTC) official was quoted as saying by information company PTI.
Since PM Modi is presently in West Bengal to inaugurate quite a few initiatives there, he’ll just about inaugurate the extra part of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS hall and launch the “Namo Bharat prepare” from the Muradnagar RRTS station by way of video convention from Kolkata. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri will even attend the inauguration ceremony.
Particulars about this ‘extra stretch’
-The 82 km-long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is anticipated to considerably cut back journey time between Delhi and Meerut to below an hour.
-A further 17 km part extending from Duhai to Modi Nagar North on the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut RRTS hall is ready to begin operations past the operational precedence part. This extension consists of three stations: Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, and Modi Nagar North.
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-The prime minister laid the muse stone for India’s first RRTS corridor, connecting Delhi to Meerut, in March 2019. Passenger operations commenced in October 2023, and through that point, Modi additionally flagged off the Namo Bharat RapidX prepare, connecting Sahibabad RapidX Station in Ghaziabad to Duhai Depot.
-Based on a press release by the NCRTC quoted by PTI, the newly added 17-km stretch of the Namo Bharat prepare service expands the protection of the Delhi–Meerut RRTS hall past its preliminary operational precedence part. This growth is predicted to boost regional connectivity, facilitating extra handy and seamless commuting inside the space.
-The RRTS includes a design velocity of 180 kilometres per hour and an operational velocity of 160 kilometres per hour.
(With PTI inputs)