‘Priority section of RRTS corridor ready for operations, expect train services soon’

On Saturday, Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, NCRTC, inspected construction work on the next leg of the network from Duhai to the Meerut South Station located right after the Priority Section.

During this visit, Singh took stock of construction work including track laying, OHE installation, and electrical work, on the already constructed viaduct and all the stations in the section.

He was accompanied by the directors and senior officials of the NCRTC for the inspection which spanned Muradnagar, Modinagar South, Modinagar North and Meerut South stations, which are part of Package 3 of the project.

The distance between Duhai and Meerut South Station is about 25 km where construction of the viaduct has been completed. The total length of the up and down lines of this section is 50 kilometres of which more than half of the tracks have been laid, according to the NCRTC.

According to the NCRTC, traction work like mast cantilever erection is currently being carried out while track laying activities are underway. Singh oversaw the progress of work on the viaduct by riding on a trolley in the areas where tracks have already been laid.

The NCRTC said construction work for all the stations had progressed to the next stage with the necessary technical rooms and structures for the concourse and platform level completed, stations undergoing finishing work, and a pre-fabricated roof structure currently under construction.

The second phase of RAPIDX train services will operationalise between the Duhai and Meerut South Station, the NCRTC said.