NCRTC Launches Fast Namo Bharat Services on Delhi-Meerut Corridor

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation will launch eight additional fast Namo Bharat train services on the Delhi-Meerut corridor beginning November 16. These limited-stop services are designed to assist students and office-goers by operating during morning peak hours at 8:00 am and 8:30 am, and evening peak hours at 6:00 pm and 6:30 pm.

These fast trains will stop only at five stations: Sarai Kale Khan, Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad, Begumpul, and Modipuram. This streamlined route reduces travel time between Anand Vihar and Ghaziabad to eight minutes and allows the entire corridor to be covered in under 50 minutes. The new services will operate alongside regular trains, which continue to run at 10-minute intervals.

The agency aims to reduce road congestion and encourage the use of public transport as air pollution rises. The corridor currently serves approximately 1.1 lakh daily commuters.