India, Dec. 13 -- Namo Bharat has crossed the milestone of 2 crore commuter trips within two years of its launch, marking its emergence as a preferred mode of regional transit on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.

Operations began on October 21, 2023, after the prime minister inaugurated the 17-km priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai Depot. In its first full month, the system recorded a modest ridership of over 72,000 in November 2023, as per NCRTC.

With phased extensions to Modinagar North in March 2024 and Meerut South in August 2024, ridership grew steadily. By December 2024, with 42 km and nine stations operational, monthly ridership touched around 7 lakhs - almost 10 times the numbers seen a year earlier, it stated.

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