Photo of a Namo Bharat RRTS platform, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Namo Bharat runs 47 extra trips on Delhi-Meerut line for Raksha Bandhan
NCRTC operated 47 additional Namo Bharat trips on the Delhi-Meerut corridor on August 27 and 28, running trains every 8 minutes to handle Raksha Bandhan travel demand.
Namo Bharat trains ran 47 extra trips on the Delhi-Meerut line over August 27 and 28, as NCRTC worked to manage a rise in Raksha Bandhan travel.
The extra services brought trains to an eight-minute frequency across both days, a substantial increase over the corridor’s usual schedule.
Services covered the full route between Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi and Modipuram in Meerut, giving passengers wider access across the corridor.
NCRTC said the additional trips were meant to support women travelling to meet their brothers for the festival, as well as families making the trip together.
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor runs roughly 55 kilometres across eleven stations, offering a quicker alternative to road travel between the cities.
The additional trips were particularly aimed at benefiting women travelling to meet their brothers for Raksha Bandhan, as well as families making the journey together.
Regular commuters on the corridor also benefited from the shorter wait times during the two-day window, even outside the specific festival-driven travel demand.
NCRTC publicised the revised timetable in advance through its official channels, giving passengers time to plan their festival travel around the enhanced schedule.
The Namo Bharat service has positioned itself as a faster, more predictable alternative to road travel on the often-congested Delhi-Meerut corridor, particularly during high-traffic festival periods.
The enhanced services covered the entire operational corridor between Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi and Modipuram in Meerut, giving commuters more frequent options across the full route.
NCRTC said the extra trips were aimed at accommodating the seasonal spike in passenger footfall as families travelled to be together for the festival.
The corridor has been steadily ramping up frequency since its launch, with NCRTC periodically adding services around major festivals and long weekends to manage demand spikes.
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor spans roughly 55 kilometres and connects eleven stations, offering a faster alternative to road travel between the three cities.
Photo of a Namo Bharat RRTS platform, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0