Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for Delhi-Meerut RRTS project

Ghaziabad Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stones for the construction of Indias first Regional Rapid Transit System RRTS between DelhiGhaziabadMeerut and the Meerut Metro Service at Sikandarpur in GhaziabadThe rapid rail corridor will be built at a cost of Rs 30274 crore and is scheduled to be operational by 2024 The corridor will be the first RRTS project in the country the Prime Minister told the gathering present at the inauguration ceremonyBoth the rapid rail and the metro will run on this corridor in Meerut Once completed the 82 km stretch between Delhi and Meerut will be covered in less than an hour The rapid rail would offer highspeed highfrequency safe reliable comfortable and green public transitThe operating speed of the RRTS would be 160 km per hour with an average speed of 100 km per hour The frequency of the trains would be between 5 and 10 minutes and there would be an RRTS station every 510 kmAddressing a gathering in Meerut Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Hardeep Singh Puri said The population in the cities is increasing rapidly Therefore public transport and intercity linkages are a must The rapid transit system would help people who prefer to live in Meerut or the National Capital Region and travel to Delhi for workI am confident that the RRTS project would be completed on time and will improve the ease of living of people residing in Meerut and nearby areas It will also improve the regions economic situationThe RRTS will pass through some of the most densely populated sections in Delhi and Meerut Starting from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi the corridor will go up to Modipuram in Meerut joining many urban areas such as Anand Vihar in Delhi Sahibabad Ghaziabad Muradnagar and Modinagar in Uttar PradeshThe Meerut Metro will have 12 stations in a 18 kilometre stretch between Modipuram and Meerut South on the RRTS infrastructure Building the Meerut Metro on the RRTS infrastructure would also result in an overall cost saving of approximately Rs 6300 croreWhile the Meerut Metro would be mostly elevated it would run underground in high density areas like Bramhapuri Meerut Central Bhaisali and BegumpulThe RRTS trains will be equipped with all modern features like airconditioners CCTV surveillance mobile and laptop charging points and luggage space All the stations and trains will have universal access for the differently abled Each train will have a business class and a ladies coachThe RRTS stations will be integrated with other modes of transports All the three corridors of the Phase I of RRTS will be interoperable so that the passengers dont need to change trains to go from one corridor to the otherThe DelhiGhaziabadMeerut RRTS corridor is the first of the three prioritised corridors planned for implementation in Phase1 The other two are DelhiGurugramSNBAlwar and DelhiPanipat an official saidCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever