"Commuting will become easy..," say Sahibabad residents ahead of Regional Rapid Transit System's inauguration

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], 0ctober 20 (ANI): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inaugurating the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor here later today, the local residents are excited and said that the initiative will give better travel connectivity and experience.
A local, who arrived at the venue of the event in Sahibabad, Shubhank Agarwal told ANI, "This will be very important. This will be very convenient for all passengers going from Delhi to Meerut. Right now, it takes a lot of time to reach Meerut. When RRTS Corridor becomes operational commuting will become easy. Daily passengers of the route will find it convenient"
Rishita Agarwal, a 10-year-old girl, who came early with her father to attend the inauguration event said: "I am very excited to see our Prime Minister. I love him. He is a very nice person"
Another Ghaziabad resident Rakesh Sharma said that he is very excited.
"The crowd in East Zone is dense and commuting is difficult. This network will reduce the travel time to Meerut and help people," he said.
Shikha Sharma who stays in Ghaziabad told ANI "There were a few problems (in commuting to Meerut) ...This will make the travel to Meerut easier." we are very happy that our PM is coming today to flag off Rapidx train.
RapidX, the country's first semi-high-speed regional rail service, has been renamed NaMo Bharat.
PM Modi will flag off the RapidX train connecting Sahibabad to Duhai Depot, marking the launch of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India.
At around 12 Noon, the Prime Minister will preside over a public programme in Sahibabad where he will address the gathering on the occasion of the launch of RRTS in the country. Further, he will also dedicate to the nation two stretches of east east-west corridor of Bengaluru Metro.
The 17 Km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor that will be inaugurated, 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 8th March 2019.
In line with the Prime Minister's vision to transform regional connectivity in the country through the construction of new world-class transport infrastructure, the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project is being developed, said officials.
RRTS is a new rail-based, semi-high-speed, high-frequency commuter transit system. 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. (ANI)