• Source:JND

NCR Rapid Rail Project: The NCR Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is preparing to build a rapid rail corridor to ease and improve travel between Noida and Gurugram. The corridor will benefit Delhi as well as it will bypass the national capital entirely. The corridor will begin at IFFCO Chowk in Gurugram and will run till Greater Noida’s Surajpur.

The corridor will connect Delhi’s IGI Airport to Noida International Airport in Jewar via high-speed rail. A detailed project report (DPR) in this regard has been prepared and submitted to the Haryana Government.

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As per a Times of India report, the draft report mentions that the stretch will cross Sector 54 and reach Faridabad’s Bata Chowk. It will then enter Sector 85-86 intersection and move towards Noida sectors 142/168. The train will end at Surajpur. The cost will be around Rs 15,000 crore for the six-station route project, as per TOI.

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In another update, the Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar is nearing operational readiness, with extensive infrastructure being developed to ensure seamless connectivity across Delhi-NCR, Agra, Aligarh, Mathura, Meerut, and Haryana. The goal is to provide passengers, tourists, and industries with fast, safe, and eco-friendly access to the upcoming aviation hub.

The airport is directly linked to the Yamuna Expressway, while the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway (Ballabhgarh link) has further strengthened accessibility from Haryana and western India. Construction work to connect the airport with the Eastern Peripheral Expressway is also progressing rapidly, ensuring direct routes from Ghaziabad, Meerut, Palwal, and Sonipat.


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