Delhi Meerut Rapid Rail Completion Date

The Delhi Meerut Rapid Rail project is approximately 82.15 km long approx. 51.05 mi connecting the NCR cities of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut, the project is managed by NCRTC and is designed to allow a maximum speed of 180 km/h, which covers the distance between Meerut to Delhi in less than 60 minutes.

The Delhi Meerut Rapid Metro project cost is US$ 3.6 billion, up to Rs. 30,274 crore in Indian Rupees. The 1st Rapid Metro Station is Jangpura in New Delhi and the last Rapid Metro station is Modipuram in Meerut. Here is the Delhi Meerut Rapid Rail Completion Date–

Delhi Meerut Rapid Rail Start Date

• The foundation stone of the project was laid by PM Narendra Modi in March 2019.
• The 17 km long corridor from Sahibabad to Duhai Depot was started on 20th October 2023.
• The corridor was then extended to Modinagar North.
• The Duhai Depot to Modinagar North corridor become operational by 6th March 2024.
• The Meerut South Rapid Rail Station became operational on 18th August 2024.
• The New Ashok Nagar and Anand Vihar RRTS Stations become operational on 5th January 2025.
• Now the total operational length is 55 km from New Ashok Nagar to Meerut South.

Delhi Meerut Rapid Rail Completion Date

Currently, the operational length is 55 km from the New Ashok Nagar Rapid Metro Station to the Meerut South Rapid Metro Station. The rest of the Delhi Meerut Rapid Rail corridor is expected to be open by June 2025.

The Delhi side non-operation route is from Jangpura to Sarai Kale Khan, which covers the RRTS station of Jangpura, and Sarai Kale Khan itself.

The Meerut side non-operation route is from Shatabdi Nagar to Modipuram, which covers 3 Rapid Rail stations in Meerut, these stations are Shatabdi Nagar, Begumpul and Modipuram.

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