PM Modi To Inaugurate 13-Km Namo Bharat Corridor Stretch On Jan 5 (Screengrab) | X/@!ANI
New Delhi: People can now travel from Delhi to Meerut via Ghaziabad in less than an hour. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 13 km stretch of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar on Sunday, January 5. The entire project is worth around Rs 4,600 crore.
The passenger operations of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), also called Namo Bharat trains, will commence from 5 pm onwards on Sunday and trains will be available to the public at a frequency of 15 minutes.
“With the commencement of operations on this section, Meerut city is now directly connected to the national capital, Delhi, through Namo Bharat. This will reduce travel time by one-third, enabling commuters to travel from New Ashok Nagar to Meerut South in just under 40 minutes,” the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) said in a statement as reported by News18.
Notably, out of the newly inaugurated 13 km section, six km is underground and includes a prominent station on the corridor, Anand Vihar. This marks the first time that Namo Bharat trains will operate in an underground section, the officials stated. After the inauguration of theis new section, Namo trains can now arrive in Delhi. As per officials, the operational stretch of the Namo Bharat corridor will now be expanded to 55 km, with a total of 11 stations.
“For the convenience of commuters, Anand Vihar station has been built at a depth of just eight meters below ground level. To make the corridor possible at such a depth, it has been constructed beneath the basement of the metro lines passing through Anand Vihar. This is a complex task from the perspective of construction and civil engineering, but NCRTC, committed to passenger convenience, has made it possible by using new technologies, strategic planning, and innovative methods,” the statement added.
The fare from New Ashok Nagar station to Meerut South is Rs 150 for standard coach and Rs 225 for premium coach, officials said as reported by PTI. The minimum fare for standard coaches will start from Rs 20.
PM Modi inaugurated the 17 km priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot on October 20 last year. At present, a 42-km stretch of the corridor between Sahibabad and Meerut South, featuring nine stations, is operational.
With the commencement of operations on this section, people can commute from New Ashok Nagar to Meerut South in just under 40 minutes.
