Land selected for parking at RRTS stns
GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has identified and finalised the proposal for land to be made available for vehicle parking at five of the stations of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, officials said on Thursday. A minimum of 2,000-square-metre (sqm) land was identified for parking and it is also included in the proposed Master Plan 2031, which will be finalised soon, they added.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) implementing the 82-kilometre-long RRTS project pegged at ₹30,274 crore is proposed to link Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut with highspeed train connectivity, and is scheduled to be commissioned in 2025. A part of it -- about 40km of the route -- falls under the jurisdiction of Ghaziabad, where the NCRTC is developing RRTS stations at (land not found), Ghaziabad (already has parking provision), Guldhar, Duhai, Muradnagar, Modinagar (south and north).
“We have identified at least 2,000sqm of land for parking at five stations. At Modinagar (south) station, the land area is nearly 3,000sqm. A provision for parking at the Ghaziabad station is included in the project. We could not find any land for parking near the Sahibabad station,” said Asheesh Shivpuri, chief architect and town planner, GDA. “The land will be handed over to NCRTC for development and maintenance. It is expected that a 2,000sqm land will cater to nearly 84 cars or 400-500 twowheelers. The proposal has also been included in the upcoming Master Plan 2031 and sent to the state government for approval,” Shivpuri added.
According to GDA officials,more two-wheelers will be seen at stations like Modinagar, Muradnagar and Duhai. Stations in the city will have more cars. According to the detailed project report, the estimated ridership of the RRTS project is about 800,000 passengers per day. The NCRTC is taking up a 17km stretch between Sahibabad and Duhai in Ghaziabad -as a priority stretch -- which will be the first stretch to be opened for passengers by March 2023.
“At the locations identified for RRTS station, service roads are being made to segregate station-bound traffic from regular traffic. In addition, for efficient multimodal integration, various space provisions are being made for proper pick-up and drop facilities for various modes bound to RRTS stations,” said Puneet Vats, chief public relations officer (PRO) of NCRTC.
THE NCRTC IMPLEMENTING THE 82KILOMETRE-LONG RRTS PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO LINK DELHI, GHAZIABAD AND MEERUT WITH HIGH-SPEED TRAIN CONNECTIVITY