Meerut-Ghaziabad-Delhi speedy rail to open earlier than deadline: UP Govt

With 20 items of land set to be transferred for Rapid Rail Transport System initiatives and the federal government pumping in Rs 1,326 crores for enhancing city transport, the Yogi Adityanath-regime has claimed that the a part of the National Capital Region falling within the geographical ambit of Uttar Pradesh is heading in the right direction to turning into one of many quickest rising areas within the sector with well timed completion of initiatives reminiscent of Meerut-Ghaziabad-Delhi Rapid Rail.
A authorities spokesperson claimed that the Meerut-Ghaziabad-Delhi Rapid Rail, a three way partnership of the Centre and the UP authorities price Rs 30,274 crore, would start operations earlier than its scheduled time.
“The UP government has allocated Rs 1,326 crore for the project in its budget for the year 2021-’22. About 68 kilometres of this project falls in the UP region. The priority section of 17 kms between Sahibabad to Duhai is expected to be commissioned by 2023 and the entire corridor between Delhi and Meerut by 2025,” the spokesperson stated.
The state administration had allotted Rs 650 crores for the undertaking final 12 months. The authorities spokesperson claimed that whereas work has been allowed on 20 items of land, the plots would quickly be formally transferred to RRTS.
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS hall would have 24 stations, together with two depot stations. While the whole size of the Meerut-Ghaziabad-Delhi Rapid Rail Project is 82.15 km, the proposed stations are Sarai Kale Khan, New Ashok Nagar, Anand Vihar, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, Duhai Depot, Muradnagar, Muradnagar Depot, Modi Nagar South, Modi Nagar North, Meerut South, Partapur, Rithani, Shatabdi Nagar, Brahmapuri, Meerut Central, Bhainsali, Begumpul, MES Colony, Daurali Metro, Meerut North and Modipuram.
The authorities plans to attach these RRTS stations with airports, railway stations, Interstate Bus Terminus (ISBT) in addition to Metro stations. Further, as per plan, every of the RRTS trains could have business-class coaches and hopes to boost the state’s share of public transportation from 37 per cent to 63 per cent after the commissioning of this RRTS hall.