The Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between Delhi and Meerut, which is currently partially open, may begin operations from the Capital as early as January 2025, officials with the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) — the agency executing the project — have said.

Trains operating on the corridor have been named Namo Bharat, and boast of amenities such as CCTV monitoring, emergency communication facilities, onboard Wi-Fi, and a fire detection system, among others.

At present, only a 42km section of the 82km RRTS corridor is open — all of it in Uttar Pradesh — but officials said the first phase of trials till the New Ashok Nagar station in Delhi are nearly complete, and NCRTC is set to start the process of applying for the certification from Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) — the last step after metro rails are allowed to operate.

The trial runs of Namo Bharat trains between Sahibabad and New Ashok Nagar are progressing well. The team is working towards operationalising this section by the New Year, and creating seamless integration between RRTS stations, the Delhi Metro, railway stations and ISBTs.