India, Feb. 21 -- New Delhi

The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat rapid rail corridor is set to become fully operational from February 22, reducing travel time from the city to Ghaziabad to just 15 minutes and turning the Sarai Kale Khan station into a major multimodal transit hub, according to a release issued by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch a five-kilometre section between New Ashok Nagar and Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat Station and a 21-km section between Meerut South and Modipuram, it said, adding that the launch will also mark the first anniversary of the completion of the Namo Bharat corridor.

"Namo Bharat corridors will be integrated with all the seven l...