Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System

The Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System, also called as Delhi–Meerut RRTS, is an 82.15 km (51.05 mi) long, rapid rail corridor that will connect Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut, currently under construction. It is one of the three rapid rail corridors planned under Phase I of the RapidX project managed by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). With a maximum speed of 180 km/h (110 mph), the distance between Delhi and Meerut will be covered in less than 60 minutes. The project is being executed at a cost of ₹30,274 crore (US$3.8 billion). It will have 22 stations and two depots at Duhai and Modipuram.^[4][5][6][7]

Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System
RapidX Primary Logo
A Namo Bharat trainset.
Overview
Owner	National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)
Area served	Delhi Ghaziabad Meerut
Locale	National Capital Region (NCR)
Transit type	Elevated rapid rail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	22 (excluding 2 depots at Modipuram and Duhai)
Annual ridership	800,000
Headquarters	New Delhi
Website	ncrtc.in
Operation
Began operation	20 October 2023; 41 days ago (2023-10-20) (priority corridor)^[1]^[2]
Operator(s)	DB RRTS Operations India Private Limited
Character	Elevated, at-grade and underground
Headway	5-10 minutes
Technical
System length	82 km (51 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge^[3]
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Average speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Top speed	160 km/h (100 mph)
System map Legend Sarai Kale Khan Pink Line New Ashok Nagar Anand Vihar Blue Line Pink Line Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Sahibabad Ghaziabad Red Line Guldhar Duhai Muradnagar Modi Nagar South Modi Nagar North Meerut South Shatabdi Nagar Meerut Central Begumpul Meerut North Modipuram

The foundation stone for the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2019, and construction began in June 2019.^[8][9] The project's first phase, or the 17 km (11 mi)-long priority corridor from Sahibabad to Duhai, was expected to become operational by March 2023.^[10] However, due to pending works in some stations, especially in Ghaziabad, it got delayed. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 October 2023, and the rest of the entire 82 km (51 mi)-long corridor will be opened by June 2025.^[1][2]

History

 

Namo Bharat trainsets in Duhai

On 8 March 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the corridor.^[11] Local transit services will also be provided on the Delhi-Meerut RRTS network in Meerut with 21 km (13 mi) allotted for local transit needs.^[12]

The NCRTC planned for the 17 km (11 mi) long priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai to begin regular operations by March 2023.^[13] The entire 82 km (51 mi) long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is expected be operational by June 2025.^[1]

Following the Galwan Valley skirmish on 15 June 2020, there were calls by Swadeshi Jagran Manch for the Government to cancel the bid of a Chinese company related to the transit system.^[14][15] The trains are being made by Alstom's manufacturing plant in Savli, Gujarat.^[16]

The project was chosen ahead of Delhi–Alwar and Delhi–Panipat projects due to high frequency of travellers and traffic between Delhi and Meerut, to execute the project and reduce pollution, congestion and risk of accidents.^[17]

Route

• Length of the corridor: 82 km (51 mi)
• No. of stations: 14
• Names of stations: Sarai Kale Khan, New Ashok Nagar, Anand Vihar, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, Muradnagar, Modinagar South, Modinagar North, Meerut South, Shatabdi Nagar, Begumpul and Modipuram.
• No. of depots: 2
• Names of depots: Duhai and Modipuram.

8 stations were constructed exclusively for local transit services in Meerut: Partapur, Rithani, Brahmapuri, Meerut Central, Bhaisali, MES Colony, Daurli and Meerut North.

4 stations for which both RRTS and local transit services in Meerut will be provided: Meerut South, Shatabdi Nagar, Begumpul and Modipuram.

Of the entire length, 68.03 km (42.27 mi) is elevated, 14.12 km (8.77 mi) is underground.^[4] and 1.45 km (0.90 mi) will be at grade for connections to two depots to be located at Duhai and Modipuram. In densely populated areas of Delhi and Meerut the route will be underground including near the Yamuna river.^[6] The entire route is designed for a maximum speed of 180 km/h (110 mph), with an operating speed of 160 km/h (100 mph).^[18][19] The average speed (when taking stops into account) will be approximately 100 km/h (62 mph).^[19]

The Delhi-Meerut corridor starts from Sarai Kale Khan station in Delhi. The corridor will pass through areas of Delhi, Ghaziabad, and Meerut; terminating at Modipuram in Meerut.^[4][6]

Sarai Kale Khan will also become a transit hub with the Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin metro station, the Sarai Kale Khan ISBT, and the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in vicinity.^[6]

The 38.05 km (23.64 mi) long Sahibabad - Meerut South section, including Duhai Depot, is expected to become operational by January 2024, the 16.60 km (10.31 mi) Hazrat Nizamuddin - Sahibabad in January 2024 and the remaining 37.40 km (23.24 mi) Meerut South - Modipuram in July 2024.^[6]

There will be a total of 16 stations.^[4] Multimodal transport hubs will be combined with existing transportation such as Delhi Metro, Indian Railways, and Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) bus terminals (planned at Anand Vihar, Sahibabad and Shaheed Sthal stations).^[20]

Delhi - Ghaziabad - Meerut RRTS Stations
No.		Station Name		Integration	Station Layout	Station for RRTS/Local Transit	Construction Update	Opening
		English	Hindi
1		Sarai Kale Khan	सराय काले खान – निजामुद्दीन	Pink Line Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station Sarai Kale Khan ISBT	Elevated	RRTS	Construction works underway	June 2025
2		New Ashok Nagar	न्यू अशोक नगर	Blue Line	Elevated
3		Anand Vihar	आनंद विहार	Blue Line Pink Line Anand Vihar Railway Terminal Anand Vihar ISBT	Underground
4		Sahibabad	साहिबाबाद		Elevated		Around 2350 piles, 230 pile caps, 110 piers, and 50 pier caps have been built. Over 260 segments have been cast and 4 spans have already been erected.	20 October 2023
5		Ghaziabad	ग़ाज़ियाबाद	Red Line	Elevated
6		Guldhar	गुलधर		Elevated
7		Duhai	दुहाई		Elevated
8		Murad Nagar	मुराद नगर		Elevated		Casting testing of 17 piles for the initial pile load test completed 17 km (11 mi) of road widening & construction work has been completed A total of 370 piles and 28 pile caps have been completed	June 2025
9		Modi Nagar South	मोदीनगर दक्षिण		Elevated
10		Modi Nagar North	मोदीनगर उत्तर		Elevated
11		Meerut South	मेरठ दक्षिण		Elevated	RRTS and local transit services in Meerut
12		Partapur	परतापुर		Elevated	Local Transit services in Meerut
13		Rithani	रिठानी		Elevated
14		Shatabdi Nagar	शताब्दी नगर		Elevated	RRTS and local transit services in Meerut
15		Brahampuri	ब्रह्मापुरी		Elevated	Local Transit services in Meerut
16		Meerut Central	मेरठ केंद्रीय		Underground
17		Bhaisali	भैसाली		Underground
18		Begumpul	बेगमपुल		Underground	RRTS and local transit services in Meerut
19		MES Colony	मेस कॉलोनी		Elevated	Local Transit services in Meerut
20		Daurli	दौरली		Elevated
21		Meerut North	मेरठ उत्तर		Elevated
22		Modipuram	मोदीपुरम		Elevated	RRTS and local transit services in Meerut

Key features

• The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is the first RRTS corridor to be implemented in India.
• Multi-Modal Integration: RRTS stations will be integrated with various modes of transport like Airports, Railway Stations, Inter-State Bus Terminals, Delhi Metro Stations etc. It will facilitate the movement of commuters between modes.^[21]
• Platform Screen Doors: All of the RRTS stations will have platform screen doors for enhanced commuter safety.^[22]
• The implementation of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor is expected to shift the modal share in favour of public transport from 37% to 63% in the region, which is projected to result in a reduction in traffic.^[23]
• As per estimates, this corridor will significantly reduce air pollutants, namely PM 2.5 by 60,000 tonnes, Nitrogen Oxide by 475,000 tonnes, Hydrocarbons by 80,000 tonnes and Carbon Monoxide by 80,000 tonnes per year.

Source of funding

• Multilateral Funding: About $1 billion from Asian Development Bank (ADB), $500 million from New Development Bank (NDB) and $500 million from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).^[24][25]
• Contribution from governments: From Government of India: 20%, from Government of Delhi: 3.22%, and from Government of Uttar Pradesh: 16.78%.^[26]

Construction

The NCRTC has divided the Civil Construction work of Delhi-Meerut RRTS (22 stations and 2 Depots) into 08 (eight) packages. The list of all construction contract is as follows:^[27]

Phases	Target Opening Date	Status
Phase 1 - Sahibabad to Duhai Depot	October 2023	Completed
Phase 2 - Duhai Depot to Meerut South	March 2024	Under Construction
Phase 3 - Complete Line Including Meerut, Delhi Section	January 2025	Under Construction

Package	Stations	Contractor
Pkg-1	Sahibabad and Ghaziabad (2 stations)	KEC International and China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. (JV)
Pkg-2	Guldhar and Duhai (2 stations)	Apco Infratech and China Railway First Group (JV)
Pkg-3	Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, Modi Nagar North, Meerut South, Partapur, Rithani & Shatabdi Nagar (7 stations)	L&T Heavy Civil Infrastructure
Pkg-4	Anand Vihar (1 station)	Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. (STEC)
Pkg-5A	Duhai Depot (1 Depot)	Vijay Nirman Co. and KEC International (JV)
Pkg-5B	Modipuram Depot (1 Depot)	KSM Bashir Mohd & Sons
Pkg-6	Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar (2 stations)	Afcons Infrastructure
Pkg-7	Brahmapuri, MES Colony, Daurli, Meerut North and Modipuram (5 stations)	L&T Heavy Civil Infrastructure
Pkg-8	Meerut Central, Bhaisali and Begumpul  (3 stations)	Afcons Infrastructure
Pkg-9A	Multistoried Staff Quarters & Connectivity	Sam India Builtwell is Lowest Bidder
Pkg-9B	Construction of Jangpura stabling yard, Operation control center (OCC) and associated buildings	Notice Inviting Bids Pending
Pkg-10	Architectural finishing work for 7 stations (Sahibabad – Shatabdi Nagar)	Canon Fasteners (6 firms had bid)
Pkg-11 Lot-1	Architectural finishing for elevated stations & E&M systems	Metcon India Reality and Infrastructure – C.P. Associates JV
Pkg-11 Lot-2	Architectural finishing for elevated stations & E&M systems	URC Constructions
Pkg-12A	Pre–Engineered (PEB) Steel Roof Structure for 4 stations (Sahibabad – Duhai)	Sam India Builtwell
Pkg-12B	Pre–Engineered (PEB) Steel Roof Structure for 12 stations in 2 lots	URC Constructions (3 firms had bid)
Pkg-13	22,000 MT of Head Hardened Rails	ArcelorMittal España
Pkg-14	Track fastening system for ballastless track	Schwihag
Pkg-15	Standard Gauge 60 Kg UIC Turnouts and Scissors Cross over	Voestalpine VAE VKN India Pvt. Ltd.
Pkg-16	Rails for Duhai & Modipuram depots and Jangpura Stabling Yard • Lot-1: 2000 MT of UIC 60/60E-1/60 KG 1080 Grade Head Hardened Rails • Lot-2: 4000 MT of 60 KG 880 Grade Rail Class-A	Financial bids opened Dec 18 – results awaited
Pkg-17	Track-work	Larsen & Toubro Limited (Transportation and Infrastructure Independent Company)
Pkg-18	Rail Grinding Machine	Tender Cancelled
Pkg-19	Electrification (receiving substations (RSS) and traction overhead equipment (OHE))	IRCON International
Pkg-20	No Information Available	No Information Available
Pkg-21	Escalators	Schindler India Private Ltd. – Schindler (China) Elevator Company Ltd. JV
Pkg-22	Elevators	Otis Elevator Company (India) Ltd. – Otis Elevator (China) Company Ltd. JV
Pkg-23	Tunnel Ventilation System (TVS), Environmental Control System (ECS)	STRABAG International
Pkg-24	Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Signalling and Train Control and Telecommunication Systems	Alstom Transport India
Pkg-25	Design, manufacture, supply, testing & commissioning of 210 standard gauge coaches	Bombardier Transportation
Pkg-26A	Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System – Systems Integrator	Datamatics Global Services – AEP Ticketing solutions (DM-AEP-26A JV)
Pkg-26B	Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System – Financial Institution	Paytm Payments Bank Ltd.
Pkg-27	Platform Screen Doors (PSD) System	NCRTC – BEL signed MOU
Pkg-M2	Catenary Maintenance Vehicle And Engineering Maintenance Vehicle	PTL – Royal JV
Pkg-M5	Fully Automatic CNC under Floor wheel Lathe Machine	HYT Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Pkg-M7	Construction of Emergency Evacuation System including connecting Foot Over Bridge from track level to road level at various locations	Quality Buildcon Pvt. Ltd.

Note: Package-1 and Package-2 are part of the priority section on Delhi-Meerut RRTS.

Signalling and train control system

The NCRTC has decided to equip the line with ETCS L2 signalling. Tenders for its procurement were invited on 17 April 2020^[28] and Alstom was awarded the contract worth approximately ₹937 crore (US$120 million) in January 2021.^[29]

Nokia partnered with Alstom to implement the 4.9G/LTE private wireless network to support the ETCS L2 signalling. This is the first time in the world that an LTE network is being used along with ETCS L2 signalling.^[30]

Rolling stock

On 1 May 2020, Alstom (then Bombardier Transportation before it was acquired by Alstom in January 2021^[31]) emerged as the lowest bidder among a group of three bidders to supply and maintain 210 coaches for a 15 year period, with a price bid of ₹2,577 crore (US$320 million). The 210 coaches include 180 coaches (30 six-car trains) for RRTS and 30 coaches (10 three-car trains) for Meerut Metro.^[32][33]

In September 2020, the NCRTC first unveiled the RRTS train, the design of which is inspired by the Lotus Temple. Designed in Hyderabad, the trains have a design speed of 180 km/h (110 mph) and an operational speed of 160 km/h (100 mph). Each fully air-conditioned, six-car trainset will be able to carry 1750 passengers and will have one premium coach and one coach reserved for women.^[34][33] It is compatible with a host of train protection systems like automatic train protection (ATP) and automatic train control (ATC) systems and also has features like regenerative braking.^[33]

The entire rolling stock will be manufactured in India, at Alstom's plant in Savli, Gujarat.^[35][36] Manufacturing began in July 2021^[37] and the first trainset was delivered to NCRTC in May 2022.^[33]

Status updates

• May 2017: The Government of Uttar Pradesh approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Delhi-Meerut RRTS project.^[38][39]
• Feb 2019: The Central Government approved ₹ 30,274 crores for the Delhi-Meerut RRTS project.^[40]
• Mar 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for this project.^[41]
• Jun 2019: Pillar construction work started.^[42]
• Oct 2020: Civil construction work on about 50 km (31 mi) between Sahibabad and Shatabdi Nagar was in progress.^[43]
• Feb 2021: The construction of the Anand Vihar Station of Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor began.^[44]
• Apr 2021: Track laying started for the Ghaziabad section of the corridor.^[45]
• Jun 2021: The first elevated section pier (namely for the Sarai Kale Khan section) is constructed.^[46]
• Jun 2021: Construction work on the first part of the underground portion of began (in Anand Vihar).^[47]
• Jul 2021: The piers were completed for the 24 km (15 mi) elevated stretch.^[48]
• Jul 2021: Alstom began manufacturing 210 trains. These will be manufactured in Alstom's manufacturing plant in Savli, Gujarat.^[49]
• Aug 2021: It was announced that 650 hectares of land between Guldhar and Duhai RRTS Stations will be developed as a commercial, residential and industrial hub.^[50]
• Aug 2021: Construction work on the second underground section began in Meerut.^[51]
• Sep 2021: The installation of Overhead Equipment (OHE) lines began.
• Oct 2021: Tenders was issued for the construction of the Modipuram depot.^[52]
• Dec 2021: Datamatics Global Services – AEP Ticketing Solutions JV was awarded a Rs. 227 crore Contract for the AFC System.^[53]
• Jan 2022: Nokia and Alstom deployed a private wireless network system based on LTE/4.9G with support for ETCS-II signalling.^[54]
• Mar 2022: The NCRTC unveiled the first images of the RRTS trains, which will be used for operations after the completion of the construction of the priority corridor.^[55]
• Mar 2022: The tunneling work for the underground section of the RRTS corridor in Meerut began.^[56]
• Mar 2022: Paytm Payments Bank won the bid for becoming the financial institution responsible for the fare system, beating the State Bank of India.^[57]
• Apr 2022: Roughly 25% of the corridor was completed.^[58]
• May 2022: Alstom manufactured the first train in Savli, Gujarat.^[59]
• Aug 2022: First trial of the first trainset has been successfully completed.^[60]
• Feb 2023: The trial runs for the trains, including high-speed tests, have been completed, and now there are a total of six trains. The 17-km priority corridor from Sahibabad to Duhai is at its final stages of work, and is confirmed to be opened by mid-June 2023. The second stretch from Duhai to South Meerut will be opened by the first quarter of 2024, and the entire corridor will become operational by March 2025.^[61][62][63]
• Oct 2023: The priority corridor from Sahibabad to Duhai was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 October 2023.^[1]

Meerut Metro

RRTS line was merged with Line 1 of Meerut Metro due to overlapping route of both. Line 2 and RRTS branch line is awaiting release of funds from the state government and approval for new DPR that has to be made with minor adjustments in the route.

• Line 1: Partapur to Modipuram, 20 km – elevated (12.8 km) & underground (7.2 km) This line has been Merged with Delhi Meerut RRTS.
• Line 2: Shradhapuri Phase II to Jagriti Vihar, 15 km – elevated (10.7 km ) & underground (4.3 km). This line is now waiting for approval for a new DPR tender to be floated.
• RRTS Branch line to Shastri Nagar - This line is waiting for a new tender to be floated.

 

Meerut Metro Proposed Lines

See also

• Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System
• Delhi–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System

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