The Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between Delhi and Meerut is likely to begin operations from the national capital in January 2025. Right now it is partially open. NCRTC officials gave this information. The trains running on the RRTS corridor between Delhi and Meerut have been named NaMo Bharat and these trains have super features like CCTV surveillance, emergency communication facilities, onboard Wi-Fi and fire detection system.
Currently, only 42 km of the 82 km RRTS corridor is open in Uttar Pradesh. However, officials said the first phase of trials up to New Ashok Nagar station in Delhi is almost complete and the NCRTC is ready to start the process of applying for certification from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS). NCRTC spokesperson Puneet Vats said the trial run of NaMo Bharat trains is underway between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar and the team is working towards operationalizing this section by the new year to create a seamless integration between the RRTS stations. Is.
Officials said the trial run of NaMo Bharat trains between Sahibabad to Anand Vihar and then New Ashok Nagar began in the first week of October. These trial runs will gradually be extended to Sarai Kale Khan also. Last month, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal had said that the RRTS network connecting Delhi-Panipat and Delhi to Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror and Alwar is likely to start next year.
The Minister rode the route on the occasion of completion of one year of NaMo Bharat operations and visited major stations of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor, which served more than 40 lakh passengers. He began his journey from Anand Vihar RRTS station, where officials briefed him about the station’s unique design and its importance within the overall Rapid Rail Transit System network, a statement said.
