Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged-off Meerut Metro services and the Namo Bharat train at Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat station.
Modi interacted with students and officials as he undertook a Metro Ride till Meerut South Station.
Prime Minister dedicated to the Nation entire 82 Km Delhi–Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor. He also inaugurate the remaining sections of India's first Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), including the 5 km section between Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar in Delhi and the 21 km section between Meerut South and Modipuram in Uttar Pradesh.
Better Connectivity
With a design speed of 180 km per hour, Namo Bharat is India's first regional rapid transit system. It will connect major urban centres such as Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Modinagar and Meerut with Delhi at a faster pace.
Sarai Kale Khan station, the originating station of the corridor, is one of the four Namo Bharat stations commissioned with this inauguration.
The Meerut Metro services between Meerut South and Modipuram, operating on the same infrastructure as Namo Bharat, in a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country.
The Meerut Metro will be India's fastest metro system with a maximum operational speed of around 120 kmph.
The metro will cover the entire stretch in just 30 minutes, with all scheduled stoppages en route.
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