Namo Bharat will introduce eight additional limited-stop trains on the Delhi–Meerut corridor during morning and evening peak hours from Monday, reducing travel times between key stations and allowing passengers to complete the full journey in less than 50 minutes, according to officials cited in a report by Live Hindustan.
The new services will stop at only five stations: Sarai Kale Khan, Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad, Begumpul and Modipuram. The trains will run in addition to the existing regular Namo Bharat services and will be available at 10-minute intervals, according to the report.
The limited-stop pattern is intended to speed up travel for passengers moving between the corridor’s busiest destinations. A journey from Anand Vihar to Ghaziabad is expected to take eight minutes, while the trip from Ghaziabad to Begumpul will take 28 minutes. Anand Vihar to Begumpul will be covered in 36 minutes.
The entire Delhi–Meerut Namo Bharat corridor will be covered in less than 50 minutes on these services. Regular journeys across the corridor generally take about an hour, the report said. The reduced travel time is expected to be particularly relevant for passengers travelling during office and college commuting hours.
During the morning peak period, two fast trains will operate from each terminal. A super-fast Namo Bharat service from Sarai Kale Khan to Modipuram will depart at 8 am, while a train from Modipuram to Sarai Kale Khan will depart at 8:30 am. In the evening peak period, additional services will leave the two terminals at 6 pm and 6:30 pm.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation is introducing the additional services as passenger numbers increase on the Delhi–Meerut corridor, the report said. The move uses differentiated stopping patterns rather than a separate route, allowing trains serving the five major stations to bypass other stops during the busiest periods.
For passengers, the service will create a faster option between Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut-side destinations, while those travelling to stations outside the five-stop pattern will continue to depend on regular Namo Bharat services. The report did not provide details on changes to fares, the total number of daily limited-stop trips or the revised timetable beyond the specified peak-hour departures.
The additional trains are scheduled to begin operations on Monday, with the services positioned as a peak-hour measure to reduce journey times for office workers and students using the Delhi–Meerut corridor.
