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Speaking on the sidelines on the day when fastest inter-city metro between Delhi and Meerut was inaugurated, the union urban affairs minister stated that soon India will have the world’s second largest metro rail network.

“In a year and a half, India will have the world’s second-largest operational urban transport metro system, bigger even than the United States,” Hardeep Puri was quoted by news agency ANI.

The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor, the Union Minister said, “It’s one of the high-speed connectivity between cities. The distance between Delhi and Meerut is normally covered in current traffic conditions in 3 hours. When this is ready, it’ll be covered in 50-55 minutes. So it’s a very major development.”
He further highlighted that as the economy grows the urban space and the investment received in the sector will also grow.

Earlier the Prime Minister while inaugurating the 17 km long priority section of the Delhi-Meerut high speed rail link said  –  “this a historic moment for the entire country.

The 17 Km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor will connect Sahibabad to ‘Duhai Depot’ with stations at Ghaziabad, Guldhar and Duhai on the way.

The foundation stone for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor was laid by the Prime Minister on March 8, 2019.
With the train service operational, the travel time between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot will be 12 minutes, which would usually take around 30-35 minutes by road.
With a design speed of 180 kmph, RRTS is a transformational, regional development initiative, which is designed to provide high-speed trains for intercity commuting every 15 minutes, which can go up to a frequency of every 5 minutes as per requirement.