PM Modi flags off Meerut Metro, Namo Bharat Train, interacts with students onboard

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat Train at Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat Station in Uttar Pradesh.

PM also interacted with students and officials as he took a metro ride till Meerut South Station from Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat Station.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, UP BJP President and Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary also accompanied the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister dedicated the entire 82 Km Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor. He inaugurated the remaining sections of India's first Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). These include 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.

Namo Bharat is India's first Regional Rapid Transit System with design speed of 180 km per hour. It will be connecting Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Modinagar and Meerut with Delhi.

PM Modi also inaugurated 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. Meerut Metro will be India's fastest metro system with a maximum operational speed of around 120 kmph. Metro will cover the entire stretch in just 30 minutes, with all the scheduled stoppages en route.

(With agency inputs)