NCRTC building multi-model transport hubs in NCR

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has drawn a plan to integrate the high speed trains, proposed to be run under the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, with other hubs of transportation such as bus stands, railway stations and Metro stations at three major points—Anand Vihar in Delhi, Sahibabad (Ghaziabad) and near Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) Metro station in Ghaziabad. Through the multimodal transportation hubs, the NCRTC plans to offer passengers hassle-free interchange to other modes of transport across the NCR, which includes Delhi and districts surrounding it in states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Out of the ₹30,274-crore 82 km RRTS route between Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut, NCRTC is currently building a priority stretch of 17-km from Sahibabad to Duhai in Ghaziabad. The entire stretch has about 11.53-km pf underground section, out of which 5.8 km is between New Ashok Nagar in East Delhi and near Bharat Electronic Limited in Sahibabad. At Anand Vihar, it planned an underground integration hub with the railway station at Anand Vihar. Here, the RRTS will also give access to ISBT Anand Vihar and Kaushambi, and two nearby Metro lines. Connectivity will be given either by escalators or foot over bridges, said chief spokesperson, NCRTC, Sudhir Sharma.