Local
NCRTC boosts Namo Bharat frequency for Raksha Bandhan with 47 extra trips
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.
NCRTC boosted Namo Bharat frequency on the Delhi-Meerut corridor with 47 extra trips run over August 27 and 28 to manage Raksha Bandhan travel.
The additional trips brought train intervals down to eight minutes on both days, well above the corridor’s regular operating pace.
Services ran across the entire route between Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi and Modipuram in Meerut, expanding options for commuters throughout the corridor.
NCRTC said the frequency boost was designed to help women travelling to meet their brothers for the festival, as well as families travelling together.
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor covers roughly 55 kilometres across eleven stations, offering a faster alternative to road travel on the route.
NCRTC has previously run similar special schedules during other major festivals, treating frequency increases as a routine tool for managing predictable demand surges.
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.
Photo of a Namo Bharat RRTS platform, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0