The Rapid Rail will now cover a distance of 42 km. Earlier, it was operational on only 8 stations extending up to 34 km. The entire stretch of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS is 82 km.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is implementing India's first semi-high-speed regional rail service project. The corridor once fully completed will reduce travel time between Delhi and Meerut to a little less than an hour.
The first section of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor between Sahibabad and Duhai, also known as the priority section, was inaugurated by PM Modi in October. Namo Bharat train has modernity, rapidity and amazing speed. This Namo Bharat train is defining the new journey and new resolves of New India.
In an earlier order passed, the Supreme Court was “constrained” to direct that funds allocated for advertisement purposes be transferred to the RRTS project.
Passenger services on the priority section of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) will commence from October 21 onwards. Initially, the rapid train service will be available at five stations in Uttar Pradesh.
Passenger services on the priority section of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) will commence from October 21 onwards. Initially, the rapid train service will be available at five stations in Uttar Pradesh.
NCRTC said two parallel tunnels of about 3 km are being constructed between Anand Vihar and Khichdipur towards New Ashok Nagar RRTS station. Another set of parallel tunnels of about 2 km are being constructed between Anand Vihar and Vaishali towards Sahibabad RRTS station.
Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail: Trial runs on the main line for the operationalisation of the 17-km Duhai-Sahibabad priority section of the ambitious Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor will begin early December, a senior official said.
Tracks have already been completed for its arrival at the Duhai depot and preparations are going on for its testing. For the operation of RRTS trains, an administrative building has also been built in the depot, it said.
In reply to a written question, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said that the corridor is likely to be completed by June 2025.
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