Ghaziabad–Jewar Regional Rapid Transit System

Ghaziabad–Jewar Regional Rapid Transit System
Overview
Other name(s)Ghaziabad–Jewar Airport RRTS
Ghaziabad–Noida–Jewar RRTS
OwnerNational Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)
LocaleNational Capital Region (NCR)
Termini
Stations12
Websitencrtc.in
Service
TypeSemi-high speed rail
Regional transit
Services1
Daily ridership326,000 (FY 2030-31)
757,000 (FY 2054-55)
(projected)
History
Opened2027 (2027) (phase–I)
Completed2030 (2030) (full completion)
Technical
Line length72.44 km (45.01 mi)
CharacterElevated, at-grade and underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed84 km/h (52 mph) (average)
114 km/h (70 mph) (maximum)
SignallingETCS L2/L3 over LTE
Route map

Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad South
Vikas Marg
Greater Noida West-Sector IV
Greater Noida West-Sector II
Knowledge Park V
Surajpur
Pari Chowk
Ecotech VI
Dankaur
YEIDA North-Sector 18
YEIDA Central-Sector 21
Jewar Airport

The Ghaziabad–Jewar Regional Rapid Transit System (Ghaziabad–Jewar RRTS) is a proposed 72.44 km (45.01 mi) semi high-speed rail and regional transit corridor that will connect the National Capital Region cities of Ghaziabad and Noida with Noida International Airport at Jewar. It is the fourth of the four rapid rail corridors planned under the first phase of the RapidX project managed by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). It will be built to allow a maximum speed of 180 km/h (110 mph), and the distance between Ghaziabad, Noida and the airport will be covered in less than 40–50 minutes. The project is estimated to cost approximately ₹20,640 crore (US$2.5 billion). It will originate from Ghaziabad, run through Noida, Greater Noida, YEIDA City and end at the Noida International Airport at Jewar. It will have 12 stations and two depots on both the northern and southern ends of the corridor.

The project comprises two sections to distinguish between the urban and the rural divisions. The first will be from Ghaziabad to Kasna or Ecotech VI of Greater Noida, covering 32.9 km (20.4 mi) by running in tandem with Noida Metro's 10 km (6.2 mi) extension between Char Murti Chowk and Knowledge Park-IV, while concurrently integrating with Delhi Metro's Red Line at Ghaziabad.

The second will be from Kasna or Ecotech VI to Noida International Airport at Jewar by passing through the under-development YEIDA City, covering 32.9 km (20.4 mi), where it will be integrated with the proposed 14.6 km (9.1 mi) light rail line, which will serve the upcoming Noida Film City. The RRTS project was given an in-principle approval by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in December 2023, and the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority issued work order to the owner of the four RRTS corridors, NCRTC, to prepare the detailed project report of the project in January 2024. The NCRTC submitted the DPR within three months to YEIDA and the Government of Uttar Pradesh in April 2024. The corridor's first phase is expected to be completed by 2027, while the rest will be finished by 2030.