A Rapid Rail Transit System between Delhi and Meerut in the works will speed up the journey to the national capital and make it hassle-free. A K TIWARY reports A Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) in the works is likely to speed up the journey from Delhi (Anand Vihar) to Meerut (Begumpul). Once completed, connectivity to the national capital and Ghaziabad will be enhanced and become hassle-free, to boot. Also, after this project comes through, property prices will inevitably skyrocket. Officers of nodal departments have already surveyed the entire route, right from Delhi to Meerut, where an elevated railway track will be aligned on this route. The length of this proposed track is 67km, with an estimated cost of Rs 1,040 crore. The tender of this project has been given to Delhi Integrated Multimodal Transport System (DIMTS) by the NCR Planning Board. Under this project, there would be stations at intervals of 4-5km. Anand Vihar, Vaishali, Mohan Nagar, Meerut Road (Airtel Cut), Morta, Duhai, Murad Nagar, Gang Nahar, Modi Nagar, Mohiddinpur, Meerut Bypass Cut and Pallavpuram are the proposed halts of this RRTS. An underground track has also been planned between Anand Vihar and Dabur, to avoid the Metro project. A consensus has already been reached between the DMRC and the RRTS to work in coordination so as not to hamper either work on either project. Ghaziabad, a planned industrial city in Uttar Pradesh, is 19km east of Delhi and 46km southwest of Meerut. Both Ghaziabad and Meerut are important industrial cities and mop up huge revenue for UP. Well-connected by roads and railways, they have various industries like maintenance depots for electric locomotive and EMU trains, factories manufacturing railway wagon, bicycles, tapestries, glassware, pottery, paint and varnish, heavy chains, etc. The project has been designed in a manner which will do away with the necessity of acquiring or demolishing any existing property, according to sources. The RRTS would run underground from Anand Vihar to Dabur and then traverse the journey to Meerut upon elevated track. The maximum speed of the RRTS trains is likely to touch 150km per hour and the distance between Delhi and Meerut would be covered in about 45 minutes. According to the plan, two passenger trains and an express train will ply to and fro between either junctions. In addition, the NCR Planning Board has planned three townships along the RRTS route, from Delhi to Meerut - one between Muradnagar to Modi Nagar; second, from Modi Nagar to Mohiuddinpur, and the third in Meerut Development Authority (MDA) zone. Each township is likely to be developed on around 1,000 acres. The land acquisition would be conducted by MDA and GDA, working in close cooperation. The DIMTS recently gave a presentation to the district magistrate of Ghaziabad on all the aspects of the RRTS. The project, which is likely to be completed by 2017, has an alignment almost along the existing road. Time taken from Delhi (Anand Vihar) to Meerut (Begumpul): 45 minutes Average speed: 100km/hr Maximum speed: 150km/hr Expected cost: Rs 150-175 crore/kmPROPOSED STATIONS: Anand Vihar (underground) Sahibabad (elevated) Mohan Nagar (elevated) Ghaziabad (elevated) Guldhar (elevated) Duhai (elevated) Murad Nagar (elevated) Modi Nagar (elevated) Meerut South (elevated) Shatabadi Nagar (underground) Meerut Central (underground) Begumpul (underground) Meerut North Pallavpuram (elevated)
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 07:19:28 +0000
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