Delhi-Meerut rapid rail to be set in motion next year

NEW DELHI: A day after the Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs inspected the underwork of the Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), it was officially announced on Monday that the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC’s) rail corridor will start its operations from 2023.

Manoj Joshi, Secretary Ministry MoHUA, in his tweet on Monday stated, “Brace yourself for India’s first Regional Rapid Rail with the capacity of covering Delhi to Meerut in less than an hour. The NCRTC’s Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rail corridor aims to commence its service for the betterment of commuters by 2023.”