Namo Bharat Nears Three Years With 4.5 Crore Passenger Journeys
Namo Bharat has recorded more than 4.5 crore passenger journeys since its October 2023 launch, the Union housing ministry said on October 18. The figure was announced as NCRTC marked the regional railway’s approaching third anniversary at an event in New Delhi on October 17. The operator reported daily use exceeding 1.1 lakh passengers and a recent single-day high of about 1.68 lakh. These are journey counts, rather than a count of distinct people who have used the service. Operations began on the 17-kilometre Sahibabad–Duhai Depot section. The full 82-kilometre Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut corridor, together with Meerut Metro, was dedicated on February 22, 2026. The anniversary therefore covers a service that expanded in stages, rather than three years of operation along the entire route. A railway designed for regional commuting NCRTC’s project overview describes Namo Bharat as a service for longer commuter trips, using fewer stops and higher speeds than an urban metro. Its dedicated align...