Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the priority section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Trains of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor this morning. 

• The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor is being developed at a cost of more than Rs 30,000 crore and will connect Delhi to Meerut with a travel time of less than an hour through urban centres of Ghaziabad, Muradnagar and Modinagar.   

• The 17-km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor is scheduled to be opened for passengers on October 21 (Saturday). 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen interacting with school children and crew of RapidX train - 'NaMo Bharat' - connecting Sahibabad to Duhai Depot, onboard the train. 

• The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), in April, had named RRTS trains as 'RAPIDX'. NCRTC is implementing India's first semi-high-speed regional rail service project. The RRTS is a new rail-based, semi-high-speed, high-frequency commuter transit system with a design speed of 180 kmph.