Final Up to date:
The Delhi-Meerut Regional Fast Transit System (RRTS), additionally known as Namo Bharat trains, can be accessible to the general public at a frequency of quarter-hour
With this inauguration, the operational stretch of the Namo Bharat Hall will develop to 55 kilometres, with a complete of 11 stations. (PTI)
It seems like a dream to commute from Delhi to Meerut by way of Ghaziabad in lower than an hour, even throughout non-peak hours. Nevertheless, from Sunday night, the graceful journey can be a actuality because the Delhi-Meerut Regional Fast Transit System (RRTS), additionally known as Namo Bharat trains, can be accessible to the general public at a frequency of quarter-hour.
The fare from New Ashok Nagar Station, the primary operational station going from Delhi to Meerut, to Meerut South can be Rs 150 for normal coach and Rs 225 for premium coach, an official assertion introduced on Saturday. The minimal fare in customary coach begins from Rs 20 and goes as much as Rs 150 for a single journey whereas within the premium coach, it ranges between Rs 30 and Rs 225.
To this point, the RRTS practice providers, which have been first began in 2023, have been solely accessible between Meerut and Ghaziabad. The 42-km stretch of the hall between Sahibabad and Meerut South has 9 stations.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a further 13-km part of the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Hall between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar, marking a major improvement in regional connectivity. With this inauguration, Namo Bharat Trains will arrive in Delhi, ushering in a brand new chapter of high-speed mobility choices for the Capital.
With this inauguration, the operational stretch of the Namo Bharat Hall will develop to 55 kilometres, with a complete of 11 stations. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, whereas talking to the media on Saturday, stated Delhi has contributed Rs 1,260 crore to this venture. “These tasks won’t solely scale back journey time but additionally speed up regional financial progress,” she stated.
After the PM’s inauguration, the passenger operations will begin from 5pm on January 5. The trains can be accessible to the general public at a frequency of quarter-hour.
“With the graduation of operations on this part, Meerut metropolis is now instantly related to the nationwide capital, Delhi, by way of Namo Bharat. This can scale back journey time by one-third, enabling commuters to journey from New Ashok Nagar to Meerut South in slightly below 40 minutes,” the assertion from Nationwide Capital Area Transport Company (NCRTC) reads.
Final week, News18 had reported that the practice service has served over 50 lakh commuters, highlighting their reputation and influence.
Sahibabad-New Ashok Nagar Sections
Of the 13-km part, six kilometres is underground and features a outstanding station on the hall — Anand Vihar — the primary station whereas getting into Delhi from Meerut. This marks the primary time that Namo Bharat trains will function in an underground part. The opposite station on this stretch is an elevated station at New Ashok Nagar. Each stations are situated in Delhi.
Whereas the journey time to achieve Meerut South from New Ashok Nagar is lower than 40 minutes, from Anand Vihar, it’s simply 35 minutes.
The Anand Vihar station is likely one of the largest stations on the hall and affords Multi-Modal Integration between the prevailing six modes of public transport within the space. These embody two ISBTs at Swami Vivekananda (Anand Vihar) and Kaushambi, two corridors of Metro (Pink and Blue Line), Anand Vihar Railway Station, aside from the Metropolis Bus Stand.
By this station, commuters from Meerut and Delhi will be capable of journey seamlessly to any nook of the nation by metro, ISBT, and railway station. Separate entry and exit gates, together with FoB services, have been supplied on the station to make sure seamless, handy, and protected journey for commuters.
“For the comfort of commuters, Anand Vihar station has been constructed at a depth of simply eight meters under floor degree. To make the hall doable at such a depth, it has been constructed beneath the basement of the metro strains passing by way of Anand Vihar. It is a complicated process from the angle of development and civil engineering, however NCRTC, dedicated to passenger comfort, has made it doable through the use of new applied sciences, strategic planning, and progressive strategies,” the assertion added.
As a particular association for the motion of automobiles and pedestrians at this station, three bridges have been constructed over the Ghazipur drain. Two of those bridges are for use for car entry and exit, whereas one is solely for pedestrians.
This station will present comfort to commuters coming from close by areas like Shrestha Vihar, Ramprastha, Brij Vihar, and Surajmal Vihar, in addition to from completely different components of Delhi and the nation.
However, New Ashok Nagar station is the primary elevated station in Delhi. It crosses the New Ashok Nagar metro station at a peak of 20 meters. Building at such a peak above an already current and operational metro station, with out disrupting service, is a major achievement from an engineering perspective. This station is related to the Blue Line of Delhi Metro by way of a 90-meter-long FOB.
Two entry-exit gates have been constructed for the comfort of commuters from close by areas resembling New Ashok Nagar, Mayur Vihar, Vasundhara, and Chilla Village.
In Delhi, the providers are deliberate until Sarai Kale Khan and the work is underway between the part past New Ashok Nagar. In Meerut additionally, the tracks will go until Modipuram. On each these sides, work is progressing at a speedy tempo, the assertion added.
Masking 82 km, the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Namo Bharat Hall originates at Sarai Kale Khan in New Delhi and terminates at Modipuram in Meerut. It options 16 stations together with 9 extra stations for the Meerut Metro, making it a complete and transformative regional transit resolution.
As soon as the complete Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat Hall turns into operational, it’s projected to take away over one lakh non-public automobiles from the roads and scale back carbon emissions by 2.5 lakh tonnes yearly.
