# Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System

Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi–Alwar RRTS) is a 164 km long under-construction semi-high speed rail corridor connecting Delhi, Gurugram, Rewari, SNB and Alwar. 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). With maximum speed of 160 km/h and average speed of 105 km/h, the distance between Delhi and Alwar will be covered in 104 minutes. The project is expected to cost ₹37,000 crores.

## History

The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) as part of its Integrated Transportation Plan 2032 identified eight rail based rapid transit corridors to improve the efficacy of transportation system in the NCR. These were:
* Delhi - Gurgaon - Rewari - Alwar
* Delhi - Ghaziabad - Meerut
* Delhi - Sonipat - Panipat
* Delhi - Faridabad - Ballabhgarh - Palwal
* Delhi - Bahadurgarh - Rohtak
* Delhi - Shahadra - Baraut
* Ghaziabad - Khurja
* Ghaziabad - Hapur
Of these Delhi-Alwar, Delhi-Panipat and Delhi-Meerut are to be constructed in the first phase. The Urban Mass Transit Company was given the job of conducting a feasibility study on 23 March 2010. The study thus submitted was approved by the Planning Board in 2012. The contract was then transferred to NCRTC on 18 January 2017 to carry the study forward.
On 15 June 2018, the 100 km long first phase of the project from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror, at an estimated cost of ₹25,000 crore, was approved by the Haryana government.

## Construction

Construction of Delhi-Alwar route with total 22 stations in will be completed in the following three construction phases and a pre-construction phase:
* Pre-construction phase - January 2019 to December 2019: Pre-construction activities such as Pile Loading Test and Geo-Technical Survey for one year from January 2019 to December 2019.
* Phase-1 (Delhi to Dharuhera) - January 2020 to December 2024: The 70 km Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Gurgaon to Dharuhera . Initial 35 km with 5 stations will be underground mostly in Delhi and Gurgaon, and subsequent 71 km route with 8 stations will be overground in Haryana. To be completed by 2024. In April 2020, GR Infrastructure emerged as the lowest bidder for package 1: IDPL Complex Ramp - Rajiv Chowk Ramp with 3 stations.
* Phase-2 (Dharuhera to Sotanala) - <dates>?: stations en route include Shahjahanpur, Neemrana, Behror and Ssotanala .
* Phase-3 (Sotanala to Alwar) - <dates>?: All in Rajasthan.

## Stations

There will be total 22 stations in total; 16 (11 elevated and 5 underground) will be built in the first phase and the rest in later phases.
| No. | Station Name | Connections | Layout | Status |
| Phase-1 |||||
| 1 | Sarai Kale Khan | Pink Line Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station Sarai Kale Khan ISBT | Elevated | Planned |
| 2 | INA | Yellow Line Pink Line | Underground | Planned |
| 3 | Munirka | Magenta Line | Underground | Planned |
| 4 | Aerocity (see Aerocity RRTS) | Airport Express Golden Line | Underground | Planned |
| 5 | Udyog Vihar | Yellow Line | Elevated | Planned |
| 6 | Gurgaon Sector-17 | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 7 | Rajiv Chowk | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 8 | Kherki Daula | None | Underground | Planned |
| 9 | Manesar | None | Underground | Planned |
| 10 | Panchgaon | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 11 | Bilaspur Chowk | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 12 | Dharuhera | None | Elevated | Planned |
| Planned |||||
| 13 | MBIR | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 14 | Rewari | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 15 | Bawal | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 16 | SNB | None | Elevated |
| 17 | Shahjahanpur | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 18 | Neemrana | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 19 | Behror | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 20 | Sotanala | None | Elevated | Planned |
| Phase-3 |||||
| 21 | Khairthal | None | Elevated | Planned |
| 22 | Alwar | None | Elevated | Planned |

## Status updates

* June 2018: Final Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the project is approved by the Government of Haryana.
* December 2018: The Phase-I construction project proposal for Delhi-Gurgaon-Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror stretch is approved by NCRTC.
* February 2019: The Government of Haryana approved the project.
* June 2019: The Government of Rajasthan approved the project.
* 2019 Nov: Bids for the construction of the Gurgaon section of the project were invited.
* 2022 May: Pre-construction work begins on the project's corridor in Gurgaon.
* 2023 Mar: Pre-construction work complete in Gurgaon.
* January 2024: Phase-1 construction under way, which consists of route from Delhi to Dharuhera station only, other 4 stations till SNB which were earlier in the phase-1 will be included in the phase-2. Delhi-Dharuhera section is expected to be completed by 2030.
* October 2024: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal announced that the commissioning of the Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) networks linking Delhi-Panipat and Delhi to Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror and Alwar is expected to commence in 2025.
* November 2024:It was decided in a meeting chaired by the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal that the entire rapid rail route will be developed all at once in one phase.