Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched the additional 17-km stretch from Duhai to Modi Nagar North of the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut RRTS corridor on Wednesday.
RRTS Expansion: Number of Stations and Reduction in Travel Time
The extended stretch consists of three stations, namely, Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, and Modi Nagar North. The Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut RRTS corridor spans over 82 kms. Speaking at the inauguration of the new RRTS section from Duhai to Modinagar North, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, “The RRTS work you have started and the quality of its product is world-class… Today we have an operational metro network of about 906 km. Around 940 km of lines are under implementation. You will feel proud to know that when the work of the remaining 940 km of lines is completed, we will be the second-largest metro system in the world.”
“Today we all will connect with PM Modi as he inaugurates the Kochi Metro Rail Phase-1, the Agra Metro Rail Project, the inauguration of the Pune Metro Phase-1, and lays the foundation of the Pune Metro Phase-1 extension… Today India’s first underwater metro rail is also being inaugurated in Kolkata. This is another big step for us,” Puri added further, reported ANI.
With a design speed of 180 kmph and an operational speed of 160 kmph, the RRTS endeavors to notably diminish travel time for passengers travelling between Delhi and Meerut to less than an hour. The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor, without a doubt, holds the potential for efficient and accelerated travel.
The foundation stone for India’s inaugural RRTS corridor, linking Delhi to Meerut, was laid by the PM in March 2019 while passenger operations had commenced in October 2023.