Good news for travellers! Soon, you will be able to travel from Noida International Airport to Delhi Aerocity in just 66 minutes. Know the full details.
New Metro Rout: Good news for travellers! Soon, you will be able to travel from Noida International Airport to Delhi Aerocity in just 66 minutes. As the 72-km-long Rapid Rail-Metro corridor will connect Ghaziabad RRTS station with NIA in Jewar. The project is expected to be completed in 5 years and then a super-fast Rapid Rail will take you from the upcoming Noida International Airport (NIA) to Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi in less than an hour.
According to media reports, officials associated with the rail corridor said that the rapid rail service will be enabled by a 72 km long rapid rail-metro corridor. Which will connect Ghaziabad RRTS station with NIA in Jewar.
National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) officials have submitted a revised detailed project report (DPR) to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA).
Giving details, Yamuna Authority CEO Dr Arun Veer Singh said that the DPR is being reviewed by the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet. According to media reports, approval is expected soon.
Rapid Rail-Metro Corridor: Cost, Timeline
The estimated cost of the Rapid Rail-Metro Corridor is Rs 20,637 crore, with a construction timeline of five years.
Rapid Rail-Metro Corridor: Details
Once built, the Rapid Rail-Metro Corridor will integrate with the Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail at Ghaziabad, the Aqua Line Metro at Char Murti Chowk and the Noida Airport at the Ground Transport Centre (GTC).
The Rapid Rail-Metro Corridor will have 22 stations, including 11 RRTS-cum-metro stations and 11 pure metro stations, with provisions for 13 additional future stations.
Officials said most of the corridor will be elevated while the last station will be underground at NIA.
Rapid Rail-Metro Corridor will provide two types of services
The Rapid Rail-Metro Corridor will provide two types of services. Such as fast RRTS service with speeds up to 114 kmph stopping at limited stations. And metro service with speeds of 46 kmph stopping at all stations.
The fast RRTS service will provide travel time of 56 minutes to Sarai Kale Khan, 66 minutes to Delhi Aerocity, 37 minutes to Ghaziabad and 72 minutes to Meerut. And the normal RRTS service, which is running at a speed of 84 kmph, will take an additional 13 minutes on each route.
In addition, the Rapid Rail-Metro Corridor will include a 10 km extension of the Aqua Line Metro between Char Murti Chowk and Knowledge Park V. And will include the proposed Light Rail Transit between NIA and YEIDA Sector 21/Film City.
This new corridor is expected to carry around 3,26,000 daily passengers by 2030-31. Of which peak hour peak direction traffic (PHPDT) will be 8,784. Which will increase to 7,57,000 daily passengers and 23,957 PHPDT by 2054-55.
