Eight inter-city rail corridors in the National Capital Region (NCR) are required to facilitate commuters as per a study report, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
“NCR planning Board conducted a study on ‘Integrated Transportation Plan for NCR'. The study has identified the need for eight inter-city rail corridors to facilitate commuters,” the Minister of State in Urban Development Ministry, Mr Saugata Roy, said in a written reply.
The total cost of the rail link proposed between Delhi and neighbouring cities covering a distance of 640 km has been calculated at Rs 1,41,470 million.
The longest leg of the rail link with 158 km has been proposed from Delhi to Alwar in Rajasthan covering Gurgaon and Rewari in Haryana at a cost of Rs 34,100 million.
The shortest link between Delhi and Baraut via Shahdara at a cost of Rs 12,500 million will cover a distance of 56 km.
The other rail corridors have been proposed to connect cities such as Meerut, Palwal, Panipat, Khurja, Rohtak, Hapur, Bahadurgarh and Sonipat.