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New Delhi: The National Capital Region Transport Corporation Ltd. (NCRTC), which is a joint venture of Govt. of India and participating States, notified tender notices on 15th February 2018 inviting bids for construction of elevated viaduct of Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit Systems in two Contract Packages. Package-1:- Description of work: “DM/C/01: Construction of elevated viaduct from start of elevated ramp near Sahibabad RRTS Station up to end of Ghaziabad RRTS Station [including special spans at ROB Crossing, Hindon River Crossing, Indian Railway Track Crossing and DMRC Line-1 extension Crossing] and two Nos. of elevated RRTS Stations viz., Sahibabad and Ghaziabad [excluding Architectural Finishing & Roof structure of Stations] of Delhi – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor.” Approximate Cost of Package (in INR): 488 Crore. Period of complet...

New Delhi: The National Capital Region Transport Corporation Ltd. (NCRTC), which is a joint venture of Govt. of India and participating States, notified tender notices on 15th February 2018 inviting bids for construction of elevated viaduct of Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit Systems in two Contract Packages. Package-1:- Description of work: “DM/C/01: Construction of elevated viaduct from start of elevated ramp near Sahibabad RRTS Station up to end of Ghaziabad RRTS Station [including special spans at ROB Crossing, Hindon River Crossing, Indian Railway Track Crossing and DMRC Line-1 extension Crossing] and two Nos. of elevated RRTS Stations viz., Sahibabad and Ghaziabad [excluding Architectural Finishing & Roof structure of Stations] of Delhi – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor.” Approximate Cost of Package (in INR): 488 Crore. Period of complet...

New Delhi: The high-speed rail corridor between Delhi and Meerut will have three stations in Delhi, instead of two, connecting the link to three different lines of Delhi Metro Rail Project. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC), which is executing the project, has added New Ashok Nagar of the Noida line of Delhi Metro as the third station. The other two are Sarai Kale Khan and Anand Vihar. The project is yet to get in-principle approval from the Delhi government, but sources said another station was added in Delhi after a request from Delhi government representatives. All three stations will be developed as interchange hubs. Sarai Kale Khan and Anand Vihar will also have connectivity with railway stations and bus terminals. The station at New Ashok Nagar will benefit metro commuters coming from Noida. “The project will immensely benefit commuters and will take off a significant load from roads. By connecting it with metro, option for passengers will i...

Ghaziabad: The officials of NCR Transport Corporation (NCRTC) on Friday held a meeting with the Ghaziabad Development Authority on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit Corridor project and deliberated on its cost benefit analysis. The work on this 90-km corridor is expected to begin in March next year. According to sources, six places have been earmarked in Ghaziabad district to develop stations under the transit-oriented development (TOD) within a radius of 1.5 km around each railway stations. "The six places which have been earmarked are Sahibabad, Ghaziabad city, Guldhar, Duhai, Muradnagar and Modinagar. The remaining eight stations will come up in Delhi and Meerut," said GDA vice-chairperson Kanchan Verma. "The work on this section will begin in March 2018. The cost of the project has been pegged around Rs 32,000 crore, out of which UP goverment will have to shell out nearly Rs 4,500 crore in ten years. The completion year has been set for 2024," said...