India, Oct. 25 -- The Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System has recorded a 98.8% rise in average daily ridership in one year, according to information shared by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).

According to the official ridership data, the average daily ridership has risen from 47,745 in July 2025 to 94,936 in July 2026. The upward trajectory continued into September, with the corridor taking average daily passenger volumes above the 100,000 mark to 108,044, NCRTC officials said. The corridor has crossed 45 million cumulative passenger journeys, they said.

The RRTS operations began on October 21, 2023, on a 17-km priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai depot. "The corridor has expanded through phased ...