PM Modi flags off Namo Bharat, India's first semi high-speed regional rail service in Ghaziabad
The first section of the Namo Bharat trains will start from October 21, while the entire 82.15-km RRTS corridor will be fully operational around June 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 20 flagged off the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor, the country's first semi-high-speed regional rail service, in Ghaziabad. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also present. (Image: ANI)
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The first section of the Namo Bharat trains will start from October 21, while the entire 82.15-km RRTS corridor will be fully operational around June 2025. (Image: ANI)
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The RRTS corridor will have 24 stations, while the priority section has five stations - Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and the Duhai Depot. (Image: ANI)
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PM Modi bought the first ticket for Namo Bharat and interacted with school children inside the train. (Image: PMO/X)
"The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS is being developed at a cost of more than Rs 30,000 crore, and will connect Delhi to Meerut in less than an hour of travel time going through the urban centres of Ghaziabad, Muradnagar and Modinagar," said a PMO statement. (Image: PMO/X)
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The standard class customers on Namo Bharat will be charged Rs 50 to ride the priority section between Sahibabad to Duhai depot while a Premium Class ticket will cost Rs 100. (Image: PMO/X)
!["The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS is being developed at a cost of more than Rs 30,000 crore, and will connect Delhi to Meerut in less than an hour of travel time going through the urban centres of Ghaziabad, Muradnagar, and Modinagar," said a PMO statement. (Image: PMO/X)](https://images.moneycontrol.com/static-mcnews/2023/10/RRTS5-1.jpg ""The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS is being developed at a cost of more than Rs 30,000 crore, and will connect Delhi to Meerut in less than an hour of travel time going through the urban centres of Ghaziabad, Muradnagar, and Modinagar," said a PMO statement. (Image: PMO/X)")
