Meerut,

21 Feb (HS): With the full opening of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat

Corridor on February 22, commuters would be able to travel from Sarai Kale Khan

to Meerut in 55 minutes. The much-anticipated Delhi Meerut Namam Bharat

corridor is now running over a 55-kilometer span from New Ashok Nagar to Meerut

South, servicing 11 stops.

The

full 82.15-kilometer Delhi-Meerut corridor will be operational after a

5-kilometer stretch between new Ashok Nagar and Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat

Station and a 21-kilometer Meerut South, with PM Narendra Modi inaugurating

Modipuram on February 22, 2026, according to the NCRTC. The railway line

contains 16 significant stations, including Sarai Kale Khan, Anand Vihar,

Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Muradnagar, Modinagar South, Modinagar North, and Meerut

South.

The

inauguration of stations is intended to assist travelers from Delhi, Ghaziabad,

Meerut, and Faridabad, as well as Gurugram and Noida. National Capital Region

Corporation (NCRTC) developed the railway station. Stations are also multimodal

transportation hubs. Passengers will have access to railways, buses, metros,

and other forms of transportation from the station.

Train

service is scheduled to shift means of transportation in the Delhi-NCR. The

design speed of the Namo Bharat train is 180 km/h, which is projected to

significantly shorten travel time between Delhi and Meerut. The train's

greatest operational speed, however, will be 160 kilometers per hour.

The

foundation for the corridor was set on March 8, 2019 and has been under

development for almost four years. The first operating portion of the route was

opened on October 20, 2023.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi