MEERUT (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Government allocates Rs. 1306 crore for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor in the state budget 2023, presented today. Earlier this month, the Government of India allocated Rs 3596 crores to the RRTS project in the Union Budget 2023.
The 17 km long Priority Section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad- Meerut corridor is going to be operationalized this year and NCRTC aims to open the entire corridor by 2025.
At present, NCRTC is carrying out train testing in the Priority Section to test various components of the RRTS. The 17 km long priority section of the corridor has five stations, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai Depot. The construction of these stations is in the advanced stages and soon they will be ready for operations.