Archive · 23 Jun 2025
Namo Bharat RRTS Completes Timetable Trials for Delhi-Meerut Route
The Namo Bharat train between Delhi and Meerut has finished testing its schedule.
The trains traveled the entire route in under an hour, stopping at each station.
This trial checked that all the new technology works well, including a special signaling system.
A local metro in Meerut also used the same tracks, which is a first for India.
Full-length timetable trials completed for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor.
The trial run covered the 82 km stretch in under an hour, stopping at all stations.
Trains achieved a speed of 160 kmph during the trial, adhering to schedule.
The trial validated the integrated performance of technologies like ETCS Level 3 Hybrid signalling.
Meerut Metro operated on the same tracks, a first for India.
- Who
- National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
- What
- Successful full-length timetable trial of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor.
- When
- Trial completed recently.
- Where
- Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.
- Why
- To validate the system's performance and preparedness for full commissioning.
- Corridor Length
- 82 kilometers
- Operational Speed
- 160 kmph
- Operational Section
- 55 kilometers
- Technology
- ETCS Level 3 Hybrid signalling
Sources
Delhi-Meerut RRTS Completes 82-Km Trial: Soon, Sarai Kale Khan To Modipuram In Less Than 1 Hour
NCRTC conducts timetable trial run of Namo Bharat trains on Delhi-Meerut corridor
Namo Bharat trains zip across 82-km Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor in trial run
RRTS boosts land prices in Meerut, Ghaziabad; 30% to 67% growth witnessed since October 2023
