- The prime minister officially opened the nation’s first fast train (RAPIDX) on October 20.
- This is the nation’s first fast transit system.
- The route for this rapid train will be Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut.
- This 17-kilometer corridor’s track will be used by the rapid rail.
- We have christened this Rapidex train ‘Namo Bharat’.
- This project will be expanded from Duhai to Meerut following the initial phase.
- It will be expanded to South Meerut in the second phase.
- Work between Sahibabad and Delhi will be finished in the third phase.
- There will be Rapid Rail service between Delhi and Meerut by 2025.
- The 180 km/h speed limit for the rapid train is part of its design.
- Namo Bharat will currently run out of Sahibabad to Duhai depot.
