In a significant step to improve last mile connectivity on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor, NCRTC has sought expressions of interest on a large scale for feeder services. This effort aims to enhance the connection between stations, reducing travel time and increasing convenience for the passengers.
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To improve and streamline the last mile connectivity for the convenience of passengers on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor, National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is constantly in touch with feeder operators, cabs, auto rickshaws and bike taxi service providers and to expand these services. In this direction, NCRTC has again sought expressions of interest on a large scale for feeder services.
Initiative to Improve Last Mile Connectivity:
- This expression has been sought for all 25 stations from Delhi to Meerut. With the start of operations of Namo Bharat trains, NCRTC is also making efforts to provide the facility of rental two-wheelers and rental bicycles to passengers at the stations so that people get last mile connectivity.
- To further increase the options of last mile connectivity at operational RRTS stations and to provide last mile connectivity at all stations to be operated in the future, NCRTC has now invited open expressions of interest from service providers for various categories for the entire corridor.
- The interest has been invited for point to point connection from RRTS stations, electric/CNG powered shuttle-bus service, prepaid electric/CNG powered taxi services, app based electric/CNG powered cab service, prepaid/metered electric/CNG powered auto rickshaw service, electric/CNG powered sharing service, sharing e-rickshaw service, two wheeler bike taxi service for point to point mobility from stations, two wheeler rental service, rental cycle service from stations, electric/CNG rental car service from stations etc.
- Additionally, expressions of interest have also been invited to set up at least one battery swapping station for feeder e-rickshaw service operation at all stations of the corridor.
- Battery swapping stations will not only promote electric vehicles but will also provide last mile connectivity to the people.
Current Facilities:
- At present, Namo Bharat trains are running in the 34 km section from Sahibabad to Modi Nagar North over 8 stations.
- 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 providing last mile connectivity to the passengers of 7 different routes at Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, DPS Rajnagar Guldhar, Duhai, Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South and Modi Nagar North stations.
- Along with this, the facility of Rapido taxi is also available for the convenience of passengers.
- Passengers using Rapido bike taxis are being given a 10 percent discount for the passengers travelling in Namo Bharat trains.
- At present, this discount facility is available only at Ghaziabad and Sahibabad RRTS stations and soon this facility will be available for passengers at other stations as well.
- There will also be provision of rental two-wheelers and rental bicycles around the stations to help passengers complete short-term tasks.
- Passengers will be able to avail this facility by paying on hourly basis and after the work is over, they can park their vehicle or bicycle back at the vehicle/cycle point built in the stations and travel further by Namo Bharat trains.
- These efforts of NCRTC will create a better and friendly transport system, which will not only reduce pollution but will also reduce road accidents.
NCRTC has been working from the very beginning to provide last mile connectivity to maximum number of people so that people living far from the stations to be operational in future can also reach RRTS and Meerut Metro stations without any hassle.
Source: NCRTC – Press Release | Images Credit: NCRTC
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