Signs MoU with NCRTC to explore express parcel movement on the Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor

Blue Dart has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to explore the movement of express parcels on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor.

Tue 6 Oct 2026

Corridor Length

82 km corridor links Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut

Delivery Locations in India

over 56,400 locations

Network Coverage

over 220 countries and territories

Blue Dart has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to explore the movement of express parcels on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor.

What the MoU covers

• The two organisations will examine how Blue Dart's pickup and delivery network can move express parcels using the regional rail connectivity.
• They will assess operational requirements, parcel volumes, station facilities, service standards and commercial arrangements to arrive at a feasible solution.
• The proposed approach would set up a link between semi-high-speed regional rail movement and Blue Dart's existing pickup and delivery services, subject to operational feasibility and arrangements agreed by both organisations.

The corridor

• The 82 km Namo Bharat corridor connects Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
• Sarai Kale Khan station is described as seamlessly connected to Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station and the inter-state bus terminal.
• Anand Vihar station is connected to the Anand Vihar railway station and two inter-state bus terminals.
• This multi-modal connectivity is presented as making the corridor relevant to moving shipments between established transport hubs and the businesses they serve.

What those involved said

• Shri Shalabh Goel, Managing Director, NCRTC, said Namo Bharat is a strategic intervention to transform regional connectivity across the National Capital Region and help reduce vehicular congestion and air pollution, and that the collaboration is an opportunity to explore how the infrastructure could also serve the freight ecosystem.
• Pablo Ciano, CEO, DHL eCommerce Division, said India is a significant growth market for DHL eCommerce and that the collaboration with NCRTC is an opportunity to explore how the regional rail connectivity could add value for customers in the National Capital Region.
• Balfour Manuel, Managing Director, Blue Dart Express Ltd., said the MoU gives the company the opportunity to examine how Namo Bharat's semi-high-speed regional connectivity could be integrated with its pickup and delivery capabilities.

How to read this

• The update describes a collaboration to examine and assess possibilities; it is not a confirmed service, order or commercial contract.
• The stated objective is to identify where the approach could add value for businesses while supporting efforts to develop more sustainable logistics solutions.
• The collaboration is described as part of Blue Dart's continued work to strengthen its integrated transportation network.

Network context given in the release

• Blue Dart offers delivery of consignments to over 56,400 locations in India.
• As part of DHL Group's DHL eCommerce division, it accesses a network covering over 220 countries and territories.

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