On Friday, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the first RapidX train connecting Sahibabad to Duhai depot, marking the launch of RRTS ( a new rail-based, semi-high-speed, high-frequency commuter transit system) in India.
“This is a historic moment for the entire country. Today the functioning of the RRTS corridors has begun also India’s first Rapid Rail services – Namo Bharat trains are being dedicated to the nation,” said PM Narendra Modi on Friday Addressing the public after the inauguration of the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor.
Overwhelmed by the success of RapidX PM added: “Four years back, I laid the foundation stone of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Corridor project. Today, the services of Namo Bharat have started on the stretch from Sahibabad to Duhai Depot. I had said earlier too, and I say it today as well – Jiska shilanyaas hum karte hain, uska udghatan bhi hum hi karte hain.”
The foundation stone for the same was laid by the Prime Minister on 8th March 2019.
“On this new train (Namo Bharat), from the driver to the entire crew – they are all women. This is the symbol of growing women empowerment in India,” PM quoted.
Recalling his childhood, PM said: “I had the opportunity to experience travel on this ultra-modern train (Namo Bharat). I spent my childhood on the railway platform, and today this new form of the railways is filling me with joy. This experience is delightful. We have the tradition of performing auspicious works during Navratri. India’s first Namo Bharat train has received the blessings of Maa Katyayani today.”
The inauguration was welcomed with immense pleasure and hearty congratulations by various ministers.
Mixing the joy with the success of Chandrayan-3 Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, “The success of this project is equivalent to Chandrayan 3. Soon we will have the largest metro network in the world.”
Deeply privileged to be present in Sahibabad where people had come in large numbers to witness the historic inauguration of #NamoBharat, India’s first Regional Rapid Train by our bold & visionary PM Sh @narendramodi Ji today.@PMOIndia @narendramodi_in @myogiadityanath pic.twitter.com/bavRTTYHCp
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) October 20, 2023
“It is a gift to us in Navratri. In the last nine and half years, we have witnessed world-class infrastructure under your visionary leadership. On the lines of the Airport, railway stations are being developed. Vande Bharat is the symbol of New India,” said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के कर-कमलों से आज साहिबाबाद में दिल्ली-गाजियाबाद-मेरठ रीजनल रैपिड ट्रांजिट सिस्टम (RRTS) कॉरिडोर के प्राथमिक खंड का उद्घाटन और देश की पहली 'नमो भारत' ट्रेन का शुभारंभ हुआ।
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— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) October 20, 2023
” Rapidx is all set, are you also ready? To be inaugurated by Guruji tomorrow, the groundbreaking RapidX trains are all set to take ‘Ease of Living’ a notch higher,” said Temjen Imna Along
#RapidX is ALL SET! 🚂
क्या आप भी तैयार है?To be inaugurated by Guruji tomorrow, the groundbreaking RapidX trains are all set to take 'Ease of Living' a notch higher. pic.twitter.com/NjxLkdGwOn
— Temjen Imna Along (@AlongImna) October 19, 2023
PM inaugurates the first RapidXtrain connecting Sahibabad to Duhai depot, marking the launch of RRTS ( a new rail-based, semi-high-speed, high-frequency commuter transit system) in India.
