Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor and Meerut Metro Services flagged off by PM Modi

Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor and Meerut Metro Services flagged off by PM Modi

¨     Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor and Meerut Metro Services flagged off by PM Modi.

¨     On 22 February, the Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat Train were flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat Station in Meerut.

¨     The Prime Minister also took a metro ride to Meerut South station, during which he interacted with students and passengers.

¨     The entire 82-kilometre Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor was dedicated to the nation.

¨     He also inaugurated the remaining sections of India’s first Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)

¨     The system was designed with a top speed of 180 km per hour to connect major urban centres like Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Modinagar and Meerut with Delhi at high speed.

¨     Meerut Metro services between Meerut South and Modipuram were also flagged off on the same infrastructure in a first-of-its-kind initiative.

¨     The Meerut Metro, with an operational speed of about 120 km per hour, is capable of covering the entire stretch in nearly 30 minutes.

¨     Development projects worth around ₹12,930 crore were also inaugurated and dedicated to the nation in Meerut.

¨     The Prime Minister stated that these projects will accelerate the vision of Viksit Uttar Pradesh and Viksit Bharat and reflect the double-engine growth model.

¨     He noted that metro services which earlier existed in only five cities have now expanded to more than 25 cities, making India the third-largest metro network globally.