The Delhi–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi–Panipat RRTS) is an approved, long,
semi-high speed rail
Higher-speed rail (HrSR) is used to describe inter-city passenger rail services that have top speeds of more than conventional rail but are not high enough to be called high-speed rail services. The term is also used by planners to identify the ...
corridor connecting
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
,
Sonipat
Sonipat is a planned industrial city and administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around from New Delhi. It lies 214 km (128 miles) southwest of Chandigar ...
and
Panipat
Panipat () is an industrial , located 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on NH-44 in Panipat district, Haryana, India. It is famous for three major battles fought in 1526, 1556 and 1761. The city is also known as ...
RapidX
The RapidX is a rapid rail system operated by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in India's National Capital Region (NCR). RapidX is India's first regional rapid transit system and it has been envisioned to replace the ...
corridors planned under Phase-1 of the Rapid Rail Transport System of the
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
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of D ...
(NCRTC). The project is expected to cost 21,627 crores.
Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin metro station
The Sarai Kale Khan Nizamuddin metro station is located on the Pink Line of Delhi Metro. It became operational on 31 December 2018, as part of Phase III of Delhi Metro's expansion.
As part of the Sarai Kale Khan multi-model transport hub lo ...
. There will be total 17 stations on the corridor out of which two will be underground and the rest will be elevated.
Inter-connectivity
It will connect with the following multi-model transports:
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Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor
Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), with target completion by 31 March 2025, is an under construction broad-gauge twin-track -km long, 160 km per hour high-speed, railway project in Haryana state of India, which will run around along the W ...
near
Kundli
Kundli is a town and municipal council in Sonipat, in Sonipat, Sonipat tehsil of Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana.
As of 2017, it had a population of 100,000. It lies on Western Peripheral Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expres ...
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National Highway 44 (India)
National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country.
It passes through the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Prade ...
(NH44), track will mostly run along NH44
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Western Peripheral Expressway
The Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) or Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway (KMP Expressway), is an operational 6-lane (3 lanes in each direction),
* 13 March 2020 - DPR approved by NCRTC Board.
* 18 January 2021 - Delhi Panipat RRTS corridor approved by Government of Haryana.
* 12 March 2021 - Process to identify Station land for extension to Karnal begins (3 more stations).
*18 August 2021 - DPR lying with Central Government since Dec 2020.
*14 Dec 2021 - Centre has not received the Delhi government's approval for its financial commitment with regard to DPR of the Delhi-Panipat RRTS.
*8 Feb 2023 - Delhi Government not agreed to provide financial support for Delhi-Panipat RRTS and Delhi-SNB RRTS, and also hasn't made full payment for Delhi-Meerut RRTS.
*17 Dec 2023 - Delhi government expressed its willingness to grant an in-principle/administrative approval for Delhi-Panipat RRTS project, provided its share of contribution was met by the Centre.
*31 Dec 2023 - Delhi government releases 50 crores as initial fund for Delhi-Panipat RRTS.
Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System
The Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System, also known as Delhi–Meerut RRTS and colloquially Rapid Rail, is a partially operational -long Higher-speed rail, rapid Rail transport, rail that will connect the National Capital Region (NCR) ...