Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail service regional called ‘Namo Bharat’. The historic moment marked the introduction of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India. Notably, these trains have seen an average daily ridership of around 3000 since being opened for public use on October 21, 2023. Recently, an X user posted a stunning video of a Namo Bharat train crossing the Eastern Peripheral Expressway. The Eastern Peripheral Expressway is a 135 km long, six-lane expressway that passes through Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was impressed with the visuals and applauded the user, calling it a ”great video.” He said that the user’s timeline gives a good perspective of the new India they are building together. 

”Stunning View of #Namo_Bharat train crossing Eastern Peripheral Expressway,” YouTuber Mohit Kumar who covers Infrastructure Projects, wrote on X while sharing the video. 

Watch the video here:

Great video…

Your Timeline gives a good perspective of the new India we are building together. https://t.co/sgiyKXeOrI

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 12, 2024

After getting a shout-out from the PM, Mr Kumar expressed his happiness and gratitude and wrote, ”I am thrilled by looking at responses post PM’s tweet on my work. My deepest gratitude towards 
@narendramodi ji for not only appreciating but also encouraging all the creators. Thank You so much, Sir. Today is a really good day.”

I am thrilled by looking at responses post PM’s tweet on my work.

My deepest gratitude towards @narendramodi ji for not only appreciating but also encouraging all the creators.

Thank You so much Sir. Today is the really good dayhttps://t.co/lyPXgxhXbjhttps://t.co/lbwn2UNmkP

— Mohit Kumar (@DetoxTravellerr) March 12, 2024

According to the Prime Minister’s office, ‘Namo Bharat’ is a transformational regional development initiative, which is designed to provide high-speed trains for intercity commuting. 

The 17-km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor, between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot, has five stations — Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot. 

RRTS trains prioritise passenger comfort with features like overhead storage, Wi-Fi, and charging options at each seat. CCTV cameras, an emergency door-opening mechanism and a button to communicate with a train operator are among the safety features of this train.

The entire 82.15 km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS is targeted to be operational by June 2025.

Ghaziabad:

Commuters on Saturday expressed their pleasure at travelling on India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) connecting Sahibabad to Duhai Depot. PM Modi inaugurated the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor at Sahibabad RapidX Station in Uttar Pradesh and flagged off the RapidX train connecting Sahibabad to Duhai Depot, marking the launch of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in the country.

“No matter how much money is spent; time should be saved. Because in the office I have to punch my attendance on time. Looks like a very good facility here. I have been travelling in the metro since 2002 and I have been waiting for this. Women are working here, it is a good thing to promote them,” a passenger told ANI.

Regional Rail, christened RAPIDX, will have an operational speed of 160 km per hour and several features including a women’s coach and a premium coach. RAPIDX will also have a train attendant.

“My route is different but I came here to see what is new. My route which takes one hour is being covered in half an hour. I am very happy about this. Facilities are also good here,” another passenger said.

The passenger operations in the inaugurated section begin on October 21. This section has five stations, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot. RAPIDX has a design speed of 180 km per hour and an operational speed of 160 km per hour, officials said, adding that the first corridor will be 82 km long connecting Delhi with Meerut.

A RapidX train will have six coaches with the capacity to carry about 1700 commuters. It includes both seating and standing space for the commuters.

RapidX will have a dedicated women’s coach on every train. To ensure safe and comfortable regional travel for women, the second coach while moving from Delhi to Meerut will be reserved for the women. This reserved coach will have a seating capacity of 72 passengers. An additional 10 seats are also reserved for women in other coaches of the train.

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