PM Modi flags off Meerut Metro, Namo Bharat train; CM Yogi calls it ‘new golden chapter’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off the Meerut Metro and the Namo Bharat Train at Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat Station.

PM Modi inaugurated the 82 km-long Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor, along with the remaining sections of India’s first Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), as part of an integrated urban and regional transportation system. These include the 5 km section between Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar in Delhi and the 21 km section between Meerut South and Modipuram in Uttar Pradesh. Sarai Kale Khan, the originating station of the corridor, is one of the four Namo Bharat stations to be commissioned with this inauguration.

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#WATCH | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat Train at Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat Station.

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From here, PM Modi will undertake a Metro Ride till Meerut South Station. Later, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and dedicate to… pic.twitter.com/uYw8pxetwD

— ANI (@ANI) February 22, 2026

PM Modi also undertook a metro ride till Meerut South Station. He also interacted with students and officials during the metro ride.

Later in the day, the Prime Minister will inaugurate various development projects worth around ₹12,930 crore in Meerut. He will also address the gathering on the occasion.

#WATCH | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students and officials as he undertakes a Metro Ride till Meerut South Station from Shatabdi Nagar Namo Bharat Station.

PM Modi flagged off the Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat Train at Shatabdi Nagar Namo… pic.twitter.com/QHOmB9TCkp

— ANI (@ANI) February 22, 2026

CM Yogi hails it as ‘new golden chapter’

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called it a new “golden chapter” in the development journey of the state. He further stated that PM Modi will also inaugurate projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore in the Western UP District.

CM Yogi posted on X: “A new golden chapter is about to be added to the development journey of ‘New Uttar Pradesh’. Respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji will flag off the ‘Meerut Metro’ and ‘Namo Bharat’ train in the revolutionary land of Meerut, giving momentum to the development journey of ‘New Uttar Pradesh’. At the same time, he will gift the district of Meerut — which is witnessing modern connectivity — with various development and public welfare projects worth approximately ₹12,930 crores.”

‘नए उत्तर प्रदेश’ की विकास यात्रा में आज एक स्वर्णिम अध्याय जुड़ने जा रहा है।

आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी क्रांतिधरा मेरठ में ‘मेरठ मेट्रो’ और ‘नमो भारत’ ट्रेन को हरी झंडी दिखाकर ‘नए उत्तर प्रदेश’ की विकास यात्रा को गति प्रदान करेंगे, साथ ही आधुनिक कनेक्टिविटी के…

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 22, 2026