Namo Bharat services on the Delhi–Meerut corridor will add eight limited-stop trains during morning and evening peak hours from Monday, with the fastest services expected to cut the Anand Vihar–Ghaziabad journey to eight minutes, according to officials cited in a report by Live Hindustan. The additional trains will stop at only five stations and are intended to reduce travel time for office commuters and students.
The limited-stop services will operate between Sarai Kale Khan, Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad, Begumpul and Modipuram. They will run in addition to the existing regular Namo Bharat services, giving passengers faster options during the busiest travel periods on the corridor.
The new services are expected to take 28 minutes between Ghaziabad and Begumpul and 36 minutes between Anand Vihar and Begumpul. The full Delhi–Meerut corridor journey will take less than 50 minutes on these trains, compared with about an hour on regular services, the report said.
During the morning peak, two fast trains will depart from each terminal. A train from Sarai Kale Khan to Modipuram is scheduled to leave at 8 am, while a service from Modipuram to Sarai Kale Khan is scheduled to depart at 8.30 am. In the evening peak, additional trains will leave the two terminals at 6 pm and 6.30 pm.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation is introducing the service as passenger numbers rise on the Delhi–Meerut corridor. The limited-stop pattern is designed to prioritise the busiest inter-city and intra-regional links rather than serve every station on the route.
The five-station arrangement also places Anand Vihar and Ghaziabad at the centre of the faster service pattern. Anand Vihar is a major interchange area in east Delhi, while Ghaziabad is a key urban and employment node in the National Capital Region. The revised operations are therefore aimed at shortening journeys for passengers travelling between major stations during fixed peak-hour windows.
According to the report, the additional trains will be available at 10-minute intervals. The service will begin on Monday, with the scheduled morning and evening departures forming the first phase of the peak-hour arrangement. Further operational details, including the precise timetable for the additional services, will be handled by the NCRTC.
