Delhi-Meerut RRTS: NCRTC announces new move to improve last mile connectivity, says passengers to get...

Namo Bharat, formerly RapidX, is India's first semi-high speed regional rail service. These trains are being run in the 34-km section of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) from Sahibabad to Modi Nagar North over eight stations. Now, NCRTC, which manages the RRTS, has announced a new move to improve last-mile connectivity. 

With the start of operations of Namo Bharat trains, the NCRTC is also making efforts to provide the facility of rental two-wheelers, rental bicycles at the stations so that people get last-mile connectivity, it said in a statement. NCRTC has now announced that it will make rental two-wheelers, cab services, autorickshaws and feeder bus services available at all RRTS stations from Delhi to Meerut.

Electric buses of Ghaziabad City Transport Services Limited have been made available to all these operational stations for last mile connectivity. These electric buses are available at Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, DPS Rajnagar Guldhar, Duhai, Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, and Modi Nagar North stations, it said.

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) also said that passengers at Sahibabad and Ghaziabad stations will get a 10 per cent discount on Rapido bike taxis. 

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Passengers using Rapido bike taxis are being given a 10 per cent discount for those travelling in Namo Bharat trains at Ghaziabad and Sahibabad stations, the statement said. Soon this facility will be available for passengers at other stations as well, it said.

It said that there will also be provision of rental two-wheelers and rental bicycles around the stations to help passengers complete short-term tasks. The passengers will be able to avail this facility by paying on an hourly basis.

(With inputs from PTI)