A new high-speed rail project could soon connect Gurugram and Greater Noida through Faridabad and Noida.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has proposed a regional rapid transit system (RRTS) that aims to boost travel across important parts of the NCR. The new rail line will also link with the Ghaziabad-Jewar airport corridor, according to a communique sent by NCRTC to the Haryana government.
The proposed RRTS route will be 60 kilometres long, Hindustan Times reported. The train will be designed to run at a maximum speed of 180 kilometres per hour. The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 15,000 crore. It will not depend on any of the existing or ongoing projects like the Delhi-Gurugram or Delhi-SNB corridors.
The NCRTC has asked the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited (HMRTC) for the proposed alignment so that a detailed project report can be made. A senior official from HMRTC aware of the matter said that the proposal was recently discussed in a meeting held by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini.
“The proposal is under the consideration of the Haryana government and it will greatly boost connectivity across three important regions of NCR. We will provide all support and assistance to make this project happen,” the official said as quoted by the outlet.
Another official also confirmed the same and mentioned that the directions have already been given to take things ahead.
“Before initiation of DPR work, MoHUA has also desired formal approval of stakeholders on the route alignment of Namo Bharat (RRTS) corridor at the earliest. Since majority of the proposed alignment is passing through the state of Haryana, it is therefore requested that attached Namo Bharat alignment may be reviewed, and suitable approval may be provided to initiate the work of preparation of DPR,” the NCRTC said in its letter to the Haryana government.
As per the plan, there will be six stations on this route. The first one in Gurugram is proposed near IFFCO Chowk at Sector 29, along the Delhi-Jaipur highway. From there, the route will go to Sector 54 on Golf Course Road and then move towards Faridabad.
In Faridabad, the two proposed stops are at Bata Chowk and near the Sector 85-86 junction. The train will then head to Noida where a station is planned near the intersection of Sectors 142 and 168. The final station will be at Surajpur in Greater Noida. This location will allow it to link with the Ghaziabad-Jewar airport RRTS corridor.