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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is all set to mark a historic moment in India\u2019s transportation landscape as he inaugurates the priority section of the\u00a0Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor<\/b>\u00a0and simultaneously launches the\u00a0RapidX train<\/b>\u00a0connecting Sahibabad to the Duhai Depot, symbolizing the beginning of RRTS operations in India. The event will take place at the Sahibabad RapidX Station in\u00a0Uttar Pradesh<\/b>\u00a0on October 20, 2023.Additionally, the Prime Minister will dedicate two stretches of the east-west corridor of the\u00a0Bengaluru Metro<\/b>\u00a0to the nation.Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor<\/b>The priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor, spanning\u00a017 kilometers<\/b>, is a significant development in India\u2019s transportation infrastructure. This section will connect\u00a0Sahibabad<\/b>\u00a0to the \u2018Duhai Depot,<\/b>\u2018 with stations at Ghaziabad, Guldhar, and Duhai along the way. It\u2019s worth noting that the foundation stone for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor was laid by the Prime Minister on\u00a0March<\/b>\u00a08, 2019.The Vision and Innovation Behind the RRTS Project<\/b>This project aligns perfectly with Prime Minister Modi\u2019s vision to revolutionize regional connectivity through the creation of world-class transport infrastructure. The RRTS is designed as a new rail-based, semi-high-speed, high-frequency commuter transit system. With a\u00a0remarkable design speed of 180 kilometers per hour<\/b>, RRTS aims to provide high-speed trains for intercity commuting every 15 minutes, with the potential to increase frequency to as often as every 5 minutes, depending on demand.Prioritizing RRTS Corridors in India\u2019s National Capital Region<\/b>In the National Capital Region (NCR), a total of\u00a0eight RRTS corridors<\/b>\u00a0have been identified for development, three of which have been prioritized for Phase-I implementation. These three corridors include the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor, Delhi-Gurugram-SNB-Alwar Corridor, and Delhi-Panipat Corridor. The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS is being developed at a cost exceeding Rs 30,000 crore, and it will\u00a0reduce travel time between Delhi and Meerut to less than an hour<\/b>, passing through urban centers like Ghaziabad, Muradnagar, and Modinagar.India\u2019s Cutting-Edge RRTS System and Its Multifaceted Benefits<\/b>The RRTS system being developed in India is state-of-the-art, on par with the best in the world. It promises safe, reliable, and modern intercity commuting solutions for the country. In line with the\u00a0PM GatiShakti National Master Plan<\/b>, the RRTS network will have extensive multi-modal integration with railway stations, metro stations, bus services, and more.Regional Mobility\u2019s Impact on Economic Growth, Access, and Sustainability<\/b>These transformative regional mobility solutions will stimulate economic activity in the region, improve access to employment, education, and healthcare opportunities, and contribute significantly to the reduction of vehicular congestion and air pollution.Bengaluru Metro<\/b>In addition to the inauguration of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor, Prime Minister Modi will formally dedicate two stretches of the Bengaluru Metro to the nation. These stretches connect\u00a0Baiyappanahalli to Krishnarajapura<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Kengeri to Challaghatta.<\/b><\/p>
These metro stretches began providing public service from October 9, 2023, without waiting for a formal inauguration, aimed at enhancing the convenience of public transportation in the region.<\/p>
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is all set to mark a historic moment in India\u2019s transportation landscape as he inaugurates the priority section of the\u00a0Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor\u00a0and simultaneously launches the\u00a0RapidX train\u00a0connecting Sahibabad to the Duhai Depot, symbolizing the beginning of RRTS operations in India. The event will take place at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":161976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5227],"tags":[1475,4916],"class_list":["post-161975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-october-2023-current-affairs","tag-daily-current-affairs","tag-national-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161975"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161977,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161975\/revisions\/161977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}