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Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said connected Sunday (February 22, 2026) that the connection for 2 caller accelerated obstruction corridors starting from Sarai Kale Khan is expected to beryllium approved soon, emphasising that this enlargement volition heighten the high-speed transit web successful the National Capital Region.
Speaking astatine the inauguration of the Sarai Kale Khan presumption connected the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS), Mr. Khattar said the projected corridors would importantly heighten determination connectivity and trim question clip betwixt Delhi and neighbouring States.
"One corridor is planned from Sarai Kale Khan to Karnal successful Haryana, covering a region of astir 125-130 km, which tin beryllium completed successful astir one-and-a-half hours," the Minister said.
Another way is projected to link Sarai Kale Khan with Babarpur successful Haryana and Neemrana successful Rajasthan, helium added.
The Sarai Kale Khan station, inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Meerut, volition service arsenic a large interchange for the Delhi-Meerut RRTS and aboriginal accelerated obstruction corridors.
Mr. Khattar described the presumption arsenic a cardinal hub that would anchor the adjacent signifier of NCR transport planning.
The Minister said the enlargement of accelerated obstruction and metro networks was indispensable arsenic Delhi grows into a large economical centre, placing dense unit connected its roads and nationalist transport systems.
He underlined the request for transit-oriented development, with lodging and commercialized spaces planned astir metro and accelerated obstruction stations to trim dependence connected roadworthy travel.
Mr. Khattar besides stressed the value of last-mile connectivity to guarantee creaseless question betwixt stations, homes, offices and markets. "Improving transport and lodging unneurotic is the lone mode to easiness congestion successful Delhi," helium said.
Referring to the broader NCR plan, the Minister said accelerated obstruction links would assistance administer colonisation and economical enactment crossed districts successful Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, easing the load connected the capital.
He highlighted the accelerated enlargement of metro obstruction successful the state and said that operational metro networks present span implicit 1,100 km crossed 24 cities, compared to conscionable 248 km successful 5 cities a small implicit a decennary ago.
Daily metro ridership successful Delhi unsocial has risen to astir 1.25 crore passengers, helium said.
According to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), Namo Bharat services connected the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor person been extended connected some ends.
Services volition present run from New Ashok Nagar successful Delhi up to Sarai Kale Khan, and from Meerut South to Modipuram successful Uttar Pradesh, it stated.
The NCRTC said that the Namo Bharat trains volition beryllium disposable betwixt Sarai Kale Khan and Modipuram, covering stations astatine Sarai Kale Khan, New Ashok Nagar, Anand Vihar, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, Duhai Depot, Muradnagar, Modinagar South, Modinagar North, Meerut South, Shatabdi Nagar, Begumpul and Modipuram.
In addition, Meerut Metro services volition besides commence connected the Meerut South-Modipuram section. These services volition run done Meerut South, Partapur, Rithani, Shatabdi Nagar, Bramhapuri, Meerut Central, Bhaisali, Begumpul, MES Colony, Daurli, Meerut North and Modipuram stations.
Both Namo Bharat and Meerut Metro services connected the extended sections volition statesman operations from 6 p.m. connected February 22, the NCRTC added.
