India's first RRTS train named 'Namo Bharat', PM Modi to inaugurate on October 20

India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) train will be known as “Namo Bharat”.

The RRTS train will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, October 20, 2023.

The “Namo Bharat” RRTS train will cover 17-km section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot.

Once the train service gets operational, the travel time between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot will be just 12 minutes, which usually takes around 30-35 minutes by road.

The complete corridor will be functional by 2025.

The RRTS is developed by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), a joint venture of the Government of India and governments of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor is the first RRTS project being implemented in India, and will be closely followed by the Delhi-Gurugram-SNB-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat corridors.

The total length of the Delhi-Meerut corridor is 82 kilometres which will be covered in just an hour. It comprises 24 stations. The first phase covering 17 kilometres will cover five stations- Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and the Duhai Depot.

The project has been constructed at a cost of Rs 30,274 crore. The Asian Development Bank, New Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have also funded this project.

With inputs from agencies