New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat recorded its highest-ever daily ridership on Monday, with approximately 1,25,500 commuters travelling on the corridor in a single day, an official said.

This milestone reflects a significant shift in the way people are travelling across NCR, with commuters increasingly preferring Namo Bharat as a fast, reliable and time-bound public transport, said the official in a statement on Tuesday.

On average, around 1 lakh commuters have been using the Namo Bharat services every day, it said.

A major factor driving the growing popularity of Namo Bharat is the substantial reduction in travel time it offers. Officegoers, students and other regular commuters, for whom punctuality and reliability are important, are increasingly choosing Namo Bharat for their daily commute, it said.

With train operations maintaining nearly 99 per cent punctuality, commuters can reliably reach their destinations on time while avoiding traffic congestion and uncertainty associated with road travel, it said.

Sarai Kale Khan, New Ashok Nagar, Anand Vihar in Delhi and Ghaziabad and Begumpul in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut continue to remain among the busiest stations on the corridor, it said.

These stations provide seamless connectivity with multiple modes of public transport, including Metro, Indian Railways, ISBT services and city buses. Together, these stations account for more than 40 per cent of the total ridership.

Meanwhile, the local Metro services operating on the same Namo Bharat infrastructure in Meerut have significantly improved intra-city mobility. This unique integration allows commuters to experience seamless connectivity for both regional and local travel along the same corridor, the statement said.

Amid the prevailing heatwave conditions in Delhi-NCR, with temperatures between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius, the fully air-conditioned Namo Bharat trains are providing commuters with a comfortable and safe travel experience, the statement said.

At a time of rising fuel prices, the system is emerging not only as an affordable mobility option but also encouraging a shift towards more efficient and environmentally sustainable public transport over private vehicles, it said.

–IANS

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