Namo Bharat: Transforming Regional Commute in NCR

Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat is a 82.15 km long corridor with 16 stations. At present, a 55 km section across 11 stations, from New Ashok Nagar to Meerut South, is operational, while a section in Delhi from Sarai Kale Khan to New Ashok Nagar (5km) and from Meerut South to Modipuram in Uttar Pradesh (21km) is soon to be commissioned.

 Once the entire corridor is commissioned it will connect the National Capital, Delhi to the Heart of the Historic City, Meerut with Namo Bharat trains covering the distance in less than one hour, while stopping at all the enroute stations. 4. Namo Bharat, with its maximum operational speed of 160 kmph, has transformed daily commute across Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, and surrounding areas, making it significantly faster, more comfortable and efficient.

 Since the beginning of operations on the 17 km long Priority Section on 21st October 2023, services have been commissioned on a 55 km stretch of the corridor in a phased manner. As the operational section has expanded, it has solidified its position as an essential transportation solution for the region and has successfully served more than 1.5 crore riders to date. 

• Namo Bharat is a rail based, new, dedicated, high speed, high frequency, high capacity, comfortable commuter service connecting regional nodes in a bigger metropolitan region. • With a design speed of 180 kmph and a maximum operational speed of 160 kmph, Namo Bharat trains are a fast, comfortable, reliable and safe mode of transport, available in every 15 minutes at the station.

• India’s first Namo Bharat, a Regional Rapid Transit System, was envisaged as a comprehensive solution to the issues pertaining to imbalanced development in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the past few decades and the problems resulting from it.

• This system is different from conventional Railway as it does not operate on a fixed timetable or require a seat reservation. It is also different from the metro transit service as it is catering to passengers looking to travel relatively longer distances with fewer stops and at a higher speed.This mobility solution, connecting Delhi with major urban nodes in Uttar Pradesh is enabling sustainable and balanced development in the region, decarbonizing the region and reducing dependence on private vehicles by enabling faster connectivity which is covering around 90 kms in an hour.

• The project is being implemented by the NCRTC, a joint venture of the Government of India (50%) and the state governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan (12.5% each).