First Pier Of Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Corridor Completed: Check Project Status Delhi-Meerut RRTS: The Delhi portion of the elevated section starts from Sarai Kale Khan and passes above the Barapullah flyover while crossing the Yamuna river to reach New Ashok Nagar station.
Updated: June 09, 2021 7:57 pm IST
Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System: The first pier of the elevated section of the 82.15 km long Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) has been completed near the upcoming New Ashok Nagar station. The Delhi portion of the elevated RRTS corridor starts from the Sarai Kale Khan station and passes above the existing Barapullah flyover while crossing the Yamuna river to reach the New Ashok Nagar RRTS station, according to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation or NCRTC. The Delhi-Meerut is one of the three prioritized corridors of the first phase of the RRTS project. (
Updated Feb 09, 2021 | 12:43 IST
On the 82km Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor, there will be 22 RRTS stations, of which four will be in Delhi, including the one at Anand Vihar. Construction work for Anand Vihar RRTS station begins; it will be a multimodal hub, says officials
New Delhi: Construction work on the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor has picked up speed. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has started construction of the Anand Vihar station on the corridor. According to NCRTC officials, the station will be developed as a multimodal hub.
Note that RRTS is a new, dedicated, high speed, high capacity, comfortable commuter service connecting regional nodes in NCR. It is different from conventional Railway as it will provide reliable, high frequency, point to point regional travel at high speed along dedicated path way RRTS is different from metro as it caters to passengers looking to travel relatively longer distance with fewer stops and
As part of the contract won by Alstom, the work for the Delhi-Meerut rapid rail project will include design, supply, installation, testing as well as commissioning of signalling, train control, supervision, platform screen doors, and telecommunication systems for the corridor. According to Alstom, the Delhi-Meerut regional rapid line will be the first in the country to adopt the European Train Control System hybrid level 32 signalling system, which is the core signalling and train control component of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS).
Here s all you need to know about the European Train Control System, which will be introduced for the first time in the country: