By 2016, commuters from Panipat can reach Kash mere Gate in the heart of the Capital in just 60 minutes, courtesy a high-speed rail link being planned to connect the National Capital Region. The current travel time between the two cities by road or train is not less than two-and-a-half hours.
The 106-km Regional Rail Transit System link, with trains running at an operational speed of 160 kmph, will run through 12 stations on an elevated corridor.
The project is part of a larger plan to connect NCR through three high-speed rail networks, connecting Alwar, Meerut and Panipat to the Capital. The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has commissioned the Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS), an autonomous government-funded body created for transport planning and solutions, to develop the detailed project reports for the Meerut and Panipat link, while the Urban Mass Transit Company is working on the Alwar link.
The rail link will originate at Panipat terminus (IOCL), and run on an elevated track to terminate at Kashmere Gate right next to the existing Metro station.
Sources said Kashmere Gate is expected to emerge as a major multi-modal transit centre linking the Metro, inter-state bus terminus and the rail link connecting the neighbouring state. The Delhi Metro is also planning another Metro station at the same point as part of its Phase-III network, which will be at the same level as the high-speed rail link station (20 m below ground level). The existing and upcom ing Metro stations will be connected internally to the rail station at the underground level, so that commuters can easily switch to the Metro system.
The Haryana government gave its nod to the project last October, following which DIMTS has been working on the project report and business plan. A detailed engineering study, along with topography survey and geo-technical investigation, has already been conducted to understand the engineering feasibility of the project. A separate detailed report will be submitted along with the business plan in the next two months to the NCRPB for approval.
The proposed link will come up on broad gauge to accommodate high traffic.
Since the line will cover several rural belts, transit-oriented development zones (mixed-use residential or commercial areas designed to maximise access to public transport) are being worked out at Panipat IOCL, Samalkha, Gannaur Depot and Narela. At these four zones, new housing or industrial areas will get developed, which will also act as an extra source of revenue.
The 106-km Regional Rail Transit System link, with trains running at an operational speed of 160 kmph, will run through 12 stations on an elevated corridor.
The project is part of a larger plan to connect NCR through three high-speed rail networks, connecting Alwar, Meerut and Panipat to the Capital. The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has commissioned the Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS), an autonomous government-funded body created for transport planning and solutions, to develop the detailed project reports for the Meerut and Panipat link, while the Urban Mass Transit Company is working on the Alwar link.
The rail link will originate at Panipat terminus (IOCL), and run on an elevated track to terminate at Kashmere Gate right next to the existing Metro station.
Sources said Kashmere Gate is expected to emerge as a major multi-modal transit centre linking the Metro, inter-state bus terminus and the rail link connecting the neighbouring state. The Delhi Metro is also planning another Metro station at the same point as part of its Phase-III network, which will be at the same level as the high-speed rail link station (20 m below ground level). The existing and upcom ing Metro stations will be connected internally to the rail station at the underground level, so that commuters can easily switch to the Metro system.
The Haryana government gave its nod to the project last October, following which DIMTS has been working on the project report and business plan. A detailed engineering study, along with topography survey and geo-technical investigation, has already been conducted to understand the engineering feasibility of the project. A separate detailed report will be submitted along with the business plan in the next two months to the NCRPB for approval.
The proposed link will come up on broad gauge to accommodate high traffic.
Since the line will cover several rural belts, transit-oriented development zones (mixed-use residential or commercial areas designed to maximise access to public transport) are being worked out at Panipat IOCL, Samalkha, Gannaur Depot and Narela. At these four zones, new housing or industrial areas will get developed, which will also act as an extra source of revenue.
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