Electric AC Buses Providing Last-Mile Connectivity at Namo Bharat Stations in Delhi, Buses Having stops at New Ashok Nagar and Anand Vihar Stations

- NCRTC and DTC Come Together to Promote the Use of Public Transport

Meerut-To ensure seamless and convenient travel for Namo Bharat commuters, NCRTC is making efforts to strengthen last-mile connectivity along with providing high-speed Namo Bharat services. As a part of this effort, NCRTC in coordination with Delhi Transport corporation (DTC) has made arrangements to integrate air-conditioned electric city buses operating on various routes in Delhi with the Namo Bharat Stations. For this, initially three routes connected to the operational stations, New Ashok Nagar and Anand Vihar of the Delhi Section have been mutually identified. The buses of one of these routes are being operated from New Ashok Nagar Namo Bharat station itself.

These buses, while operating on their usual routes, are making a stop at Namo Bharat Stations’ dedicated drop-off lanes, allowing commuters to easily board and deboard. The three identified routes include, New Ashok Nagar Namo Bharat Station to Anand Vihar ISBT, Anand Vihar ISBT to Ashok Nagar Border and Ashok Nagar Border to Mayur Vihar Phase-3 Paper Market. 

These buses are operational on these routes between 6:30 AM and 11:00 PM, connecting areas like Chilla Village, Sapera Basti, New Kondli, Dallupura, Ghazipur Village and Mandi, Dharmshila Crossing, and Trilok Puri to the Namo Bharat network. This seamless integration has made high-speed travel to Ghaziabad and Meerut more accessible for residents in these localities.

NCRTC has been making continuous efforts to provide fast and environment-friendly travel options to and from Namo Bharat stations — a key need given the environmental challenges. E-rickshaws and last mile service providers like Rapido are already operating at several stations in Ghaziabad. Now, the integration of electric buses started under the DEVI Bus Scheme (Delhi Electric Vehicle Interchange Scheme) marks another step forward in this direction. With this initiative, more commuters are choosing Namo Bharat trains for faster, greener travel.

NCRTC and DTC have come together to promote the use of public transport.  This first and last mile connectivity, encourages people to use public transport instead of private vehicles. This initiative will help in providing a long-term solution to the problems of traffic congestion and jams on the roads, along with environmental pollution.

At present, a 55 km stretch of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor, from New Ashok Nagar to Meerut South is operational with 11 stations. Trial runs are also underway in other sections between Sarai Kale Khan & New Ashok Nagar and Meerut South & Modipuram and Namo Bharat trains can be seen traversing across the entire corridor. NCRTC aims to operationalise the entire 82 km Delhi–Meerut Namo Bharat Corridor within this year for the public.