Meerut South RRTS station
Meerut South RRTS station[3] is a station of the Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System and Meerut Metro located in the Partapur town of Uttar Pradesh, India. This is the first RRTS station in Meerut for higher-speed trains on the Delhi–Meerut RRTS that can reach speeds of up to 180 km/h. The section Duhai-Meerut South was opened on 18 August 2024, as an extension of the existing 34-km Sahibabad-Modinagar North stretch of the RRTS.[4][5][1]
History
[edit]The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) had invited tenders for the construction of the Meerut South RRTS station along with the 21.5 km long Murad Nagar–Meerut South section of the 82.15 km Delhi-Meerut RRTS line. L&T Heavy Civil Infrastructure emerged as the lowest bidder for construction work. Under the agreement, companies started construction of Meerut South RRTS station.[6]
Station layout
[edit]The Meerut South RRTS station has three levels - platform, concourse and street level. The station is be 215 meters long and 26 meters wide. The rail tracks as the viaduct is situated at a height of 24 meters above the ground level.
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Station with three tracks | One Side & Island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Next Station: | |
| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Next Station: | |
| Island platform | P2 Doors will open on the left | P3 Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 3 Westbound |
Towards ← Next Station: | |
| L2 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Rapid railway to run between Delhi NCR to Meerut from today–Know details". India TV. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ↑ "Meerut Metro – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ↑ "DELHI-Ghaziabad-Meerut MAP". ncrtc.in. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ↑ "RRTS: Train Services Likely To Begin On 17km Stretch From Duhai to Modinagar Soon". TimesNow. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "17km of RRTS line from Duhai to Modinagar to be ready for operations soon". Hindustan Times. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ↑ "NCRTC completes 25-km viaduct of new section of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor | Metro Rail Today". Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
