PM to launch RRTS in India by inaugurating Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut priority section

NEW DELHI, Oct 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the priority section of the Delhi-
Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor at the Sahibabad RAPIDX station in
Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said he will flag off a RAPIDX train connecting Sahibabad and
Duhai Depot, marking the launch of the RRTS in India.
Modi will also address a public meeting to mark the occasion and later inaugurate two stretches of
the east-west corridor of the Bengaluru Metro.
The PMO said the 17-km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor, which will be
inaugurated, will connect Sahibabad to Duhai Depot through stations at Ghaziabad, Guldhar and
Duhai.
The foundation stone for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor was laid by him on March 8, 2019. In
line with the his vision to transform regional connectivity in the country through construction of new
world-class transport infrastructure, the RRTS project is being developed, the PMO said in a
statement.
The RRTS is a new rail-based, semi-high-speed, high-frequency commuter transit system with a
design speed of 180 kmph.
It 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 five
minutes according to requirement, it said.
The PMO noted that a total of eight RRTS corridors have been identified for development in the
National Capital Region, out of which three corridors have been prioritised to be implemented in
Phase-I — Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut, Delhi-Gurugram-SNB-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat.
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor is being developed at a cost of more than Rs 30,000 crore and
will connect Delhi to Meerut with a travel time of less than an hour through urban centres of
Ghaziabad, Muradnagar and Modinagar, the PMO said.
The RRTS is a state-of-the-art regional mobility solution and is comparable to the best in the world, it
said.
It will provide safe, reliable and modern intercity commuting solutions in the country, the statement
said.
In line with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, the RRTS network will have extensive multi-
modal-integration with railway stations, metro stations and bus services.
“Such transformative regional mobility solutions will boost economic activity in the region, provide
improved access to employment, education and healthcare opportunities; and help in significant
reduction of vehicular congestion and air pollution,” it said.
The two metro stretches in Bengaluru, which will be formally dedicated to the nation, will connect
Baiyappanahalli to Krishnarajapura and Kengeri to Challaghatta, it said.
These two metro stretches were opened for public service on October 9 to provide convenience in
public commuting on this corridor without waiting for a formal inauguration, the PMO said. (PTI)