The 103 km long Delhi-Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi–Panipat RRTS) is a semi-high speed rail corridor which will Delhi with Sonipat, and Panipat in the NCR.
The Delhi-Panipat RRTS is the third of the three rapid-rail corridors which has been planned by the government under Phase-1 of the Rapid Rail Transport System of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). The maximum speed of the trains running in the corridor will be 160 km/h, while the average speed will be 120 km/h. The distance between Panipat and Delhi will be covered in 65 minutes. The ambitious project would cost Rs 21,627 crores.
Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat RRTS route and stations
The line will start from Hazrat Nizamuddin station and interchange will be allowed at Delhi-Alwar and Delhi-Meerut lines. The route will also provide connectivity to the Nizamuddin railway station, Sarai Kale Khan ISBT and Sarai Kale Khan- Nizamuddin metro station. The corridor will have 16 stations, out of which two stations will be underground.
Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat RRTS: Inter-connectivity
The corridor will connect with the following multi-model transports:
- Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor near Kundli
- National Highway 44 (NH44), track will run along NH44
- Western Peripheral Expressway interchange near Sonipat