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Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System
The Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi–Meerut RRTS) is an long, semi-high speed rail corridor currently under construction which will connect Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Meerut. The line is the first of the three rapid rail corridors planned under Phase I of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project managed by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). With a maximum speed of , the distance between Delhi and Meerut will be covered in less than 60 minutes. The project will cost and will have 24 stations, including two depots at Duhai and Modipuram. History On 8 March 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the corridor. Local transit services will also be provided on the Delhi-Meerut RRTS network in Meerut with allotted for local transit needs. The NCRTC planned for the long priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai to begin regular operations by March 2023. The entire long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corrido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Capital Region Transport Corporation
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is a joint venture company of the Government of India and the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi. The NCRTC is mandated with implementing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project across the National Capital Region (NCR), ensuring a balanced and sustainable urban development through better connectivity and access. The Union Cabinet approved constitution of the NCRTC under the Companies Act, 1956, in July 2013 for designing, developing, implementing, financing, operating, and maintaining the RRTS in the NCR to provide comfortable and fast transit to NCR towns and to meet the high growth in transport demand. Accordingly, the NCRTC was incorporated on 21 August 2013. Vinay Kumar Singh was appointed as the first regular managing director of the NCRTC in July 2016. Out of the eight identified RRTS corridors, the following three were prioritized for implementation by the planning commission: * Delh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
