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The Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi–Meerut RRTS) is a partially operational 82.15 km (51.05 mi)-long semi high-speed rail and regional transit corridor that will connect the National Capital Region (NCR) cities of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut.
The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system that serves Delhi and the adjoining satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida, Bahadurgarh, and Ballabhgarh in the National Capital Region of India. [10] The system consists of 10 colour-coded lines [1] serving 256 stations, [a] with a total length of 350.42 kilometres (217.74 mi).
The Delhi BRTS was a bus rapid transit system in Delhi.The first route opened in 2008 ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were held in the city.The project was well used but was criticised for the difficulty of access to the bus platforms, which were in the middle of the road, for lack of enforcement and for the effect it had on other motor traffic.
The Delhi–Karnal Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi–Karnal RRTS) is an approved, 135 km (84 mi) long, semi-high speed rail corridor connecting Delhi, Sonipat, Panipat, and Karnal in the National Capital Region.
The proposal for a regional rapid transit service to connect Delhi with nearby towns was floated in the late 1990s by Indian Railways.In 2006, with the ongoing expansion of the Delhi Metro, the plan was under consideration as a part of Delhi Metro's expansion to towns in the vicinity. [14]
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is a joint venture company of the Government of India and the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi. The NCRTC is the owner of RapidX, the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project across the National Capital Region (NCR), inaugurated on 20 October 2023. [4]
After Pune, Delhi was the second city in India to have an operational Bus rapid transit (BRT) system. However the BRT was dismantled in 2016 due to accidents and congestion. [10] Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transits System . Delhi has one of India's largest bus transport systems.
It consists of Regional Rapid Transit System, suburban rail, monorail, and tram systems. According to a report published in 2021, a total of 2.63 billion people traveled annually in metro systems across India's fifteen major cities, placing the country as one of the busiest urban rapid transit hubs in the world in terms of commuters.