Since the Namo Bharat Express was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 20 last year and opened for public use on October 21, the average number of passengers per day has been around 3,000. Officials announced. report In the Indian Express.
The data obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act is for the first 95 days of Namo Bharat, i.e. till January 23, 2024.
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As per the data, the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) had 63,852 passengers in October 2023 and 71,124 people boarded its trains in November the same year. In December 2023, 72,335 commuters used the service and in his first 23 days in January 2024, he had as many as 72,382 people use his RRTS.
Therefore, this means that Namo Bharat trains carried a total of 279,423 passengers in the last 95 days and an average of 2941 commuters per day.
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Currently, the RRTS operates on a priority section of 17 km, consisting of five stations: Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Gurdhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot. National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) officials told the newspaper that an additional 25 km stretch to south of Meerut will soon be operational.
“Currently, most passengers either go from Sahibabad to Duhai or vice versa. The actual passenger numbers situation will become clearer once the next phase of this corridor becomes operational.” said the person.
“The line till Meerut south is expected to be opened by March. Discussions are on with UPSRTC (Uttar Pradesh Road Transport Corporation) for last mile connectivity,” the official added.
“The number of pedestrians per day is 800,000.”
The RRTS will have an 82-km corridor from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Modipuram in Meerut. According to NCRTC’s feasibility report, the number of daily commuters is expected to increase to 800,000 once the entire line is opened.
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