NaMo Bharat Inaugurated: PM Narendra Modi Flags Off India's First RapidX Train, Marking Launch of Regional Rapid Transit System (Watch Videos)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated RapidX, the country's first semi-high-speed regional rail service, which has been named as NaMo Bharat on Friday, October 20.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated RapidX, India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail service, which has been named as NaMo Bharat on Friday, October 20. NaMo Bharat is a high-frequency, high-speed transit system with a top speed of 180 kph. With plans of completion by 2025, the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS, a first-of-its-kind regional connectivity project, will cover 100 km in an hour. The priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai depot will open for passengers from October 21, a day after its inauguration. It will be able to operate at a maximum speed of about 160 kph. PM Narendra Modi To Launch India’s First Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor in Uttar Pradesh Today.
NaMo Bharat Inaugurated
#WATCH | Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh | Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the RapidX train connecting Sahibabad to Duhai depot, marking the launch of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India. This is India’s first RapidX train which will be known as NaMo Bharat. pic.twitter.com/YaanYmocB8
— ANI (@ANI) October 20, 2023
VIDEO | PM Modi inaugurates 17-km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor.
The priority section, between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot, has five stations -- Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot. The segment from Duhai to Duhai Depot is a spur… pic.twitter.com/mbAkzXQPH4
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 20, 2023
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