CMRS Inspects Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Duhai – Modinagar Section for Operations

The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on Tuesday completed a two-day final safety inspection of the 17.1 km Duhai – Modinagar North section of the 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RapidX (RRTS) project.

This new section of the Delhi – Meerut RRTS project was built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) as part of 33 km Package 3’s Lot-1 and comprises of 3 new stations at Muradnagar, Modinagar South and Modinagar North. It’s the second leg of the project to reach this stage after the line’s 17 km Priority Corridor between Sahibabad – Ghaziabad – Guldhar – Duhai.

Train and systems testing (trial runs) had started on the 12.7 km Duhai – Modinagar South section in early December 2023 and was extended by another 12.1 km to Meerut South Station in December-end. Meerut South Station’s architectural finishing and entry/exit structure’s work is pending completion, so it was excluded from the inspection and will be opened at a later stage.

The CMRS team’s statutory inspection on Monday involved assessing the line’s viaduct and standard gauge tracks – also installed by Larsen & Toubro. On Tuesday, the CMRS’ team assessed all three stations’ passenger amenities, safety and control room facilities.

Some snaps taken by a follower at Muradnagar RRTS Station:

Approvals from the CMRS are always conditional in nature and their inspection report is expected to be submitted on March 6 (Wednesday) – interestingly on the same day the line’s inauguration is planned to be held remotely by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Some additional snaps of the line shared by NCRTC:

When this section goes live, 34.1 km of the Delhi – Meerut RRTS line’s route will become operational between Sahibabad – Modinagar North with 7 elevated stations on the main-line and 1 at-grade station at Duhai Depot.

For more updates, check out the RRTS section or my Home Page! Sign up for free instant email notifications on new posts over here. Like this post? Get early-access to updates and support the site over here.

– TMRG