Delhi–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System

The Delhi–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi–Panipat RRTS) is an approved, 135 km (84 mi) long, semi-high speed rail corridor connecting Delhi, Sonipat and Panipat in the National Capital Region.^[1][2] It is one of the three RapidX corridors planned under Phase-1 of the Rapid Rail Transport System of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). The project is expected to cost ₹ 21,627 crores.^[3]

Delhi–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System
Overview
Owner	NCRTC
Area served	Delhi Sonipat Panipat
Locale	NCR
Transit type	Semi-high speed rail Regional rail
Number of lines	1 line
Number of stations	17
Operation
Headway	5 - 10 minutes
Technical
System length	135 km
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	(1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge)
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
System map Legend Sarai Kale Khan Indraprastha Kashmere Gate Burari Crossing Mukarba Chowk Alipur Delhi Haryana border Kundli KMP Expressway Interchange Rajiv Gandhi Education City Murthal (Sonepat) Barhi Gannaur Samalkha Panipat South Panipat North Panipat Depot

Route and stations

The line will start from Sarai Kale Khan station, which will allow interchange with Delhi-Alwar RapidX and Delhi-Meerut RapidX lines, as well as connectivity to the Nizamuddin railway station, Sarai Kale Khan ISBT and Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin metro station. There will be total 17 stations on the corridor out of which two will be underground and the rest will be elevated.^[4]

No.	Station name	Connections	Layout	Status
1	Sarai Kale Khan	Pink Line Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station Sarai Kale Khan ISBT	Elevated	under-construction (Sarai kale khan) Planned (Rest)
2	Indraprastha	Blue Line	Elevated
3	Kashmere Gate	Red Line Yellow Line Violet Line Kashmere Gate ISBT	Underground
4	Burari Crossing	Pink Line	Elevated
5	Mukarba Chowk	Magenta Line	Elevated
6	Alipur	None	Elevated
7	Kundli	None	Elevated
8	KMP Interchange	None	Elevated
9	Rajeev Gandhi Education City	None	Elevated
10	Murthal	None	Elevated
11	Gannaur	None	Elevated
12	Samalkha	None	Elevated
13	Panipat South	None	Elevated
14	Panipat North	None	Underground
15	Panipat Depot	None	Elevated
16	IOCL Panipat	None	Elevated

Inter-connectivity

It will connect with the following multi-model transports:

• Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor near Kundli
• National Highway 44 (India) (NH44), track will mostly run along NH44
• Western Peripheral Expressway interchange near Sonipat

Status

• 19 July 2017 - NHAI granted in-principle approval.^[3]
• 13 March 2020 - DPR approved by NCRTC Board.
• 18 January 2021 - Delhi Panipat RRTS corridor approved by Government of Haryana.^[5]
• 12 March 2021 - Process to identify Station land for extension to Karnal begins (3 more stations).^[6]
• 18 August 2021 - DPR lying with Central Government since Dec 2020.^[7]
• 14 Dec 2021 - Centre has not received the Delhi government's approval for its financial commitment with regard to DPR of the Delhi-Panipat RRTS.^[8]
• 8 Feb 2023 - Delhi Government not agreed to provide financial support for Delhi-Panipat RRTS and Delhi-SNB RRTS, and also hasn't made full payment for Delhi-Meerut RRTS.^[9]
• 17 Dec 2023 - Delhi government expressed its willingness to grant an in-principle/administrative approval for Delhi-Panipat RRTS project, provided its share of contribution was met by the Centre.^[10]
• 31 Dec 2023 - Delhi government releases 50 crores as initial fund for Delhi-Panipat RRTS.^[11]

See also

• Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System
• Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System