PM Modi to inaugurate India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System today

According to officials, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will open the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor on Thursday at approximately 11:15 AM at Sahibabad RapidX Station in Uttar Pradesh. In addition, he will signal the beginning of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India by lighting the RapidX train that runs from Sahibabad to Duhai Depot. The Prime Minister will speak to the crowd at a public event in Sahibabad at approximately noon to commemorate the introduction of RRTS in the nation. Additionally, he will dedicate two sections of Bengaluru Metro’s east-west corridor to the people of the country.

The 17 Km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor that will be inaugurated, will connect Sahibabad to ‘Duhai Depot’ with stations at Ghaziabad, Guldhar and Duhai on the way. The foundation stone for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor was laid by the Prime Minister on 8th March 2019.
In line with the Prime Minister’s vision to transform regional connectivity in the country through the construction of new world-class transport infrastructure, the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project is being developed, said officials.
RRTS is a new rail-based, semi-high-speed, high-frequency commuter transit system. With a design speed of 180 Kmph, RRTS is a transformational, regional development initiative, which is designed to provide high-speed trains for intercity commuting every 15 minutes, which can go up to a frequency of every 5 minutes as per requirement.