Now, travel to and from Rapid Metro stations in East Delhi on AC electric buses
Under this initiative, three electric bus routes have been linked with Namo Bharat stations at New Ashok Nagar and Anand Vihar. Delhi Electric Vehicle Interchange (DEVI) Scheme buses will be running on these routes.
The identified routes include:
-New Ashok Nagar Namo Bharat Station to Anand Vihar ISBT
-A second connecting Anand Vihar ISBT to Ashok Nagar Border
-And a third route from Ashok Nagar Border to Mayur Vihar Phase-3 Paper Market.
One of these routes begins directly from the New Ashok Nagar station.
The buses will be operational between 6.30 am and 11 pm, and they connect a number of residential and commercial localities such as Chilla Village, Sapera Basti, New Kondli, Dallupura, Ghazipur Village and Mandi, Dharmshila Crossing and Trilokpuri to the Namo Bharat network.
This integration aims to make high-speed travel to Ghaziabad and Meerut more accessible and convenient, particularly for residents in these neighbourhoods, according to NCRTC.
Currently, 55 km of the 82 km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor — from New Ashok Nagar to Meerut South — is operational with 11 stations.
Trial runs are ongoing on the remaining stretches between Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar in Delhi, and between Meerut South and Modipuram. The full corridor is expected to be operational within the year.
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