PM Modi inaugurates Delhi-Meerut rapid rail corridor, flags off 1st RapidX train

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 17-km priority section of the country's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor on Friday. He also took a ride on a 'Namo Bharat' train running on the stretch which connects Sahibabad to Duhai depot. 

The train can run at a speed of 180 km per hour. Once the construction of the corridor is fully completed it will reduce travel time between Delhi and Meerut to a little less than an hour.