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As per the statement given by "Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority" (Yeida), the NCR Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has submitted its conclusive report for RRTS-cum-metro corridor from Ghaziabad to Jewar International Airport (NIA) which will be 72.3km long and will connect Noida airport with the rest of Delhi/NCR cities. However, this RRTS rapid rail metro corridor is expected to be operational by April 2030.

NCRTC (NCR Transport Corporation) proposed an airport-to-airport corridor between Noida and Meerut in a DPR (detailed project report) and this corridor will integrate Rapid Rail and metro services. Do you know, that once the RRTS rapid rail metro corridor is completed, the travel time from Ghaziabad to the Noida airport will significantly reduce to 37 minutes for fast service and it will take around 50 minutes for normal service.

Not only that but the daily commuters will be able to get some additional benefits as well. For instance, people will reach Sarai Kale Khan from NIA in just 56 minutes. People will reach the IGI airport in 66 minutes and the travel time to Meerut will be 72 minutes.

The Details On the Stations to be Developed from Ghaziabad to Noida International Airport

The project report mentioned that this corridor will have 2 sections –

The first section will be from Ghaziabad RRTC Station to Ecotech VI near Kasna,

Another section will be from Ecotech VI to the Ground Transport Centre of Noida Airport.

The draft plan states further that initially, the corridor will have 22 stations. However, a provision to add 13 more stations to the corridor in the future when the need arises.

The first section of this corridor will be 39.4 km long and will have 7 RRTC Stations and 11 Metro Stations; this section has a provision to add three more stations later. The second section of this corridor will be 32.9 km long and it will have 4 RRTC stations initially. However, ten stations including 1 RRTC station and 9 Metro Stations can be added later in this segment. "The 22 stations including RRTC Stations and Metro Stations to be developed initially are mentioned below-"

Phase 2 (Expected Completion: 2040):

The "Rapid Rail Trains" will halt only at RRTC Stations whereas the Metro Train will halt at all the stations mentioned above. However, the officials said that the work on both sections will go simultaneously. This construction however is estimated to cost approximately INR 17,343 crore.

In this, the share of the Central Government will be 20 percent, the share of the State Government will be 50 percent and the share of NAEL will be 30 percent. According to the survey, the number of passengers on this route will reach 3.09 lakh in 2031 and 7.04 lakh in 2054-55. NCRTC will operate the rapid rail and metro running between Noida Airport and Ghaziabad.