Delhi-Meerut RRTS LIVE Updates: PM Modi Calls NaMo Bharat's Inauguration 'Historic' Moment For India

Delhi-Meerut RRTS LIVE Updates: The priority section of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS (Rapidx later changed to NaMo Bharat) will be inaugurated today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PM Modi Flags Off Delhi-Meerut RRTS

Prime Minister Narendra is has flagged off India's first rapid rail transit system to the citizens in the form of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS, NaMo Bharat today. During the inauguration event PM showed the green flag to the NaMo Bharat train connecting covering a 17-km stretch from Sahibabad to Duhai Depot, which is the priority section of the Rapidx. This stretch covers a total of five stations namely; Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, and the Duhai Depot.

NaMo Bharat is a high-frequency, high-speed transit system with a top speed of 180 kph. It will be able to operate at a maximum speed of about 160 kph, with an average speed of 100 kph. Furthermore, the train will provide passengers with multiple facilities including air-conditioning coaches, and will have a carrying capacity of around 1700 passengers.

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20 October 2023

13:30 IST

Delhi-Meerut RRTS LIVE: Vande Bharat, NaMo Trains Future Of Railways

"By the end of the decade, a combination of Vande Bharat and Namo Bharat trains will represent the transformation of railways into a modernized system," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

13:26 IST

NaMo Bharat LIVE: PM Says 'India Making Rapid Progress'

"India making rapid progress in various sectors, including space; we will soon send an astronaut into space on Gaganyaan, to build a space station," says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.