Nearly entire Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor set to open by June
NaMo Bharat (Delhi-Meerut RRTS) and Meerut Metro ran together on the same tracks during a trial in Meerut
LUCKNOW: Glimpse of the NaMo Bharat (
Delhi-Meerut RRTS
) and Meerut Metro running parallelly on the same infrastructure during trial run in Meerut on Tuesday.
By the end of June, people can travel to Modipuram in Meerut in just 45 minutes from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi as the final phase of India's first
Regional Rapid Transit System
corridor is nearly complete.
The 82-km long corridor, known as
Namo Bharat corridor
, is being implemented by
National Capital Region Transport Corporation
as a high-speed regional connectivity project.
Key Highlights:
NaMo Bharat (Delhi-Meerut RRTS) and Meerut Metro ran together on the same tracks during a trial in Meerut on Tuesday.
By end of June, travel time from Sarai Kale Khan (Delhi) to Modipuram (Meerut) will be just 45 minutes.
The 82-km Namo Bharat corridor is nearly complete and is India's first Regional Rapid Transit System.
The project is implemented by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) as a high-speed regional connectivity initiative.
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