India, Feb. 24 -- On day 1 after its launch, the Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut network on Monday recorded the highest-ever ridership, crossing the 1 lakh-mark.

The record-setting ridership came just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the remaining sections of the Namo Bharat RRTS, a 5km section between Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar in Delhi and a 21km section between Meerut and Modipuram in Uttar Pradesh, marking the completion of the RRTS project.

"On Monday, with the last train scheduled to depart at 10pm, NRCTC expects the total ridership to surpass 1 lakh commuters," the National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) said earlier.

The corporation fu...