By NCRTC operated 47 additional Namo Bharat trips on the Delhi-Meerut corridor across August 27 and 28 to manage the festival rush around Raksha Bandhan.
The extra trains meant services ran at eight-minute intervals on both days, a notable jump from the corridor’s standard operating frequency.
The additional services covered the entire stretch between Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi and Modipuram in Meerut, expanding access across the full corridor.
NCRTC said the move was aimed at supporting women travelling to meet their brothers for the festival, along with families making the journey together.
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor spans about 55 kilometres over eleven stations, offering a faster alternative to road travel between the three cities.
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.
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.
Photo of a Namo Bharat RRTS platform, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
