Commuting will be hassle free and less time consuming for the people of South and Central Delhi who travel daily between Gurugram and Delhi as the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has decided to create a major interchange station at Jorbagh and Munirka. Also, the Regional Rail Transit System (RRTS) interchange stations will be integrated with existing Delhi Metro stations.
The NCRTC board recently approved the Detailed project report (DPR) of the106 km long, Delhi-Gurugram- Shahjahanpur-Neemrana Behror (SNB) corridor.
After Sarai Kale Khan and Anand Vihar and New Ashok Nagar, these two stations Jor Bagh, Munirka and Aerocity will become the major interchange stations from where people an interchange and board Delhi metro. Interestingly, these interchange stations will be completely underground with advanced technologies such as escalators, lifts and travelators will be provided to connect between the Rapid Rail and Delhi metro.
“This corridor will converge with other RRTS corridors at Sarai Kale Khan and will be interoperable, facilitating commuters’ movement from one corridor to another without the hassle of changing trains. This corridor will be elevated for about 71 km with 11 stations part and the remaining 35 km (5 stations) portion will be constructed underground, mostly in Delhi and Gurugram,” said an official of NCRTC.
Jor Bagh Metro station is situated at Yellow Line and Munirka in Magenta Line. The Rapid Rail will provide connectivity to Central Secretariat area and to West Delhi. Besides, prominent hospitals such as All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Trauma Centre and Safdarjung Hospital will be accessible once this RRTS network becomes operational. Further markets like Sarojini Nagar, INA, South Extension would also be easy to reach in 30 minutes for people of Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Noida.
RRTS trains with design speed of 180kmph, operation speed of 160kmph and average speed of 100kmph will be available at a frequency of every 5-10 minutes. The stations will be constructed for 9 coaches train and these trains will be air- conditioned with transverse seating, overhead luggage space for commuter comfort including separate business coach for the elite class.
The pre-construction including geo-technical survey of Delhi-Gurugram-SNB corridor has started and the entire stretch is expected to be completed by the 2025. The official said that among the total budget, 20 per cent will be provided by the centre and 20 per cent by the State Governments (Delhi and Haryana) and the remaining 60 per cent will be bored by the bilateral/multilateral funding agencies (60 per cent).
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has recommended eight corridors of RRTS under the ‘Functional Plan on Transport for NCR-2032’.
However, the Planning Commission Task Force - prioritised 3 corridors for implementation in 1st phase: Delhi-Alwar, Delhi-Meerut and Delhi-Panipat-Sonipat. The budget of the Delhi-Gurgram-Alwar is Rs 27,000 crore with a deadline to be completed by the 2025. Further, the Rapid Rail will be equipped with high speed and capacity, air conditioned and its station will be fitted with free Wi-Fi and high speed networking.