GURUGRAM (Metro Rail News): The Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) has approached the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) with a proposal to plan the Namo Bharat RRTS corridor along the Gurugram-Faridabad route in a manner that permits metro rail operations on the same infrastructure within Gurugram.
The intent is to enable shared use of the corridor over the initial 8 to 9 kilometres from IFFCO Chowk to Sector 53, where the proposed RRTS alignment overlaps with HMRTC’s planned metro corridor. This approach reflects an effort to optimise infrastructure utilisation, avoid duplication of assets, and improve integration between regional and urban transit systems in a key urban stretch of Gurugram.
Dr Chandar Shekhar Khare, Managing Director of HMRTC, has urged the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to adopt an operational model similar to that implemented in Meerut, where both Namo Bharat trains and metro services operate on shared infrastructure as reported by Hindustan Times.
From a network integration perspective, NCRTC’s planning for the Gurugram-Faridabad Namo Bharat corridor places particular emphasis on interchange connectivity. The proposed RRTS alignment features interchange with Gurugram’s existing Rapid Metro along Golf Course Road, while also providing a linkage with the proposed metro corridor planned between Golf Course Extension Road and Sector 5.
The proposal will ultimately hinge on approval from the Union government, following a detailed assessment of its technical feasibility and operational necessity on the Gurugram-Faridabad corridor. Such an evaluation will be critical in determining whether shared infrastructure can be implemented without compromising service reliability, capacity, or safety requirements for either system.
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