Ghaziabad – Jewar RRTS: Route, Stations, Cost & Latest News Update 2026

The Ghaziabad-Jewar Regional Rapid Transit System is a proposed rail corridor spanning 72.44 km in length. This rail corridor is supposed to act as a semi-high-speed regional transit system, just like the other Delhi-Meerut RRTS currently running in the form of Namo Bharat trains. This particular corridor forms the fourth corridor of the first phase of the RapidX network.

This corridor is supposed to connect three vital nodes, including the city of Ghaziabad, the Noida-Greater Noida region, and the newly developed Jewar International Airport. Once constructed, this railway corridor would enable the people to travel from Ghaziabad to Jewar International Airport within 40 to 50 minutes of time.

The National Capital Region has experienced a rapid increase in population and vehicular numbers over the past couple of decades. It has thus become difficult for people to travel within and outside Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, and Greater Noida.

To counter this challenge, the Indian Planning Commission established a committee in 2005 that came up with ideas on how to develop a comprehensive transport plan for the NCR region. These ideas have now been incorporated into the Integrated Transport Plan for NCR 2032.

The governments of India and Delhi formed the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in 2013 with the task of developing and managing these rail corridors. NCRTC is an initiative by the central government and the governments of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Delhi.

One of these corridors, namely the Ghaziabad-Jewar corridor, has become very important in view of the start of construction of Noida International Airport.

The proposed RRTS line from Ghaziabad to Jewar will start from the Ghaziabad RRTS station that currently connects Delhi-Meerut RRTS and the Delhi Metro Red Line. This line then goes via Noida, Greater Noida, and YEIDA City, ending at Noida International Airport in Jewar.

The original proposal for this route split the corridor in two sections:

Segment 1: Ghaziabad to Kasna (Ecotech VI), Greater Noida – 39 km, fully elevated, with 7 RRTS stations and 11 Noida Metro stations operating on the same corridor.

Segment 2: Kasna to Noida International Airport – 33 km, partially elevated and partially underground at the airport end, with 4 RRTS stations and 1 metro station.

Overall, the full corridor (consisting of RRTS, connecting metro, and light rail stations) was planned to include 22 stations. The corridor was also supposed to connect with the Noida Metro Aqua Line, the Delhi Metro Red Line, and a future light rail network to Noida Film City.

Important information: The route is currently under consideration at the central government level. Therefore, there could be changes in the final alignment of the corridor as well.

The DPR of the NCRTC projected the total expenditure on the Ghaziabad–Jewar RRTS project to be approximately ₹20,640 crore, equivalent to approximately US$2.5 billion.

As per the funding scheme that was approved by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in March 2024, the distribution of funds was done as follows:

• 50% by Government of India
• 30% by YEIDA and Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA)
• 20% by the Government of Uttar Pradesh

The first section of the project, from Ghaziabad to Kasna, was expected to cost about ₹13,055 crore, whereas the second section, from Kasna to the airport, was expected to cost about ₹6,988 crore.

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The RRTS line from Ghaziabad to Jewar will also employ the same class of trains as are employed in the current Delhi-Meerut RRTS, called Namo Bharat. The design speed for these trains is 180 kilometres per hour, and the average speed of these trains is 160 kilometres per hour, making them the fastest trains in the region of India.

The train consists of six air-conditioned coaches: one premium coach and one exclusive women's coach. Each train carries 1,750 passengers. The coaches are made in the Indian factory of Alstom in Savli, Gujarat.

The ETCS Level 2 signalling system will be used for train movement in this corridor, which is a European train signalling technology. This signalling technology is also used in the Delhi-Meerut RRTS. There were two types of services that were planned for the corridor: fast selective stop services and ordinary all-stop services.

There has been a major development in the Ghaziabad-Jewar RRTS project during 2025 and 2026. Below are the events based on various news articles.

• Noida International Airport at Jewar was inaugurated on March 28, 2026, by the Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi. Commencement of commercial flights was scheduled on June 15, 2026.
• At the time the airport was inaugurated, there was no metro or RRTS rail service to the airport. The only option was to access the airport through roads like the Yamuna Expressway and connecting roads.
• The NCRTC had already submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Ghaziabad-Jewar corridor back in April 2024. Further, the UP government had also granted in-principle approval in December 2023.
• However, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has reviewed this plan in December 2025.
• MoHUA instructed NCRTC to develop an alternative route commencing from Sarai Kale Khan railway station in Delhi and not from Ghaziabad. Sarai Kale Khan is the very same station that marks the commencement of the Delhi–Meerut RRTS.
• According to officials, most passengers travelling to the airport would be from Delhi and central Noida rather than from Ghaziabad. The proposed alternate route from Ghaziabad might lack sufficient ridership.
• This alternate route might include various stations like DND Flyway, Noida City Centre, Noida Phase 2, Surajpur, Knowledge Park 3, Pari Chowk, Ecotech-6, Dankaur, and YEIDA Sector 18 and Sector 21.
• Currently, NCRTC is conducting a new survey and developing a feasibility report for the alternate route of Sarai Kale Khan to Jewar. The original plan based in Ghaziabad has been put on hold until approval of the new feasibility report.
• The Government of Uttar Pradesh and YEIDA have conveyed to the MoHUA that they still want the extension of the corridor to Ghaziabad in any way.

In other words, the project is being continued, but the route is changing. The final route, price, and time of the construction will be known after the approval of the plan by the central government.

• 2005: The Planning Commission forms a task force to formulate a transport plan for the NCR region.
• 2013: Establishment of National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
• October 2023: The proposal is first put forth by a retired Army officer and an official from the Uttar Pradesh government for linking Ghaziabad and Noida International Airport through RRTS.
• December 2023: In principle clearance was acquired by the Uttar Pradesh government for the Ghaziabad-Jewar corridor.
• January 2024: YEIDA approaches NCRTC to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) and begins a ground survey.
• March 2024: YEIDA gives sanction for estimation of project cost as per ₹20,045 crore.
• April 2024: Submission of DPR by NCRTC to YEIDA and Uttar Pradesh government.
• August 2024: Submission of revised DPR for execution by NCRTC.
• December 2025: MoHUA instructs NCRTC to revise route and commence project from Sarai Kale Khan, Delhi, instead of Ghaziabad.
• March 28, 2026: Commissioning of Noida International Airport.
• June 15, 2026: Flight operations begin at Noida International Airport without any RRTS or metro connectivity.
• 2026 (contd.): Feasibility report is prepared by NCRTC; central approval awaited.

Following the construction of the Ghaziabad Jewar RRTS, the following benefits are expected:

• Fast and dependable transport to the Noida International Airport, rather than depending on road transport via the Yamuna Expressway only, is now possible.
• This will ensure that there is improved transport connectivity between Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, and the industrial area of the Yamuna Expressway.
• Direct transfer at the Delhi–Meerut RRTS, Delhi Metro and Noida Metro, allowing one to travel from Meerut or Delhi to the airport with a minimum number of transfers.
• Traffic on NCR roads will reduce as more people will choose rail transport over cars, taxis, and buses.
• Helping in the planned development of YEIDA City, which is an upcoming city near the airport, and also of Noida Film City.

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Overall, the Ghaziabad–Jewar RRTS is a significant transport project for the National Capital Region. The connectivity among the following places would be improved by this transport project: Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, and Noida International Airport.

Once the project gets completed, much time will be saved and less traffic will be seen on the NCR road. This project is anticipated to take only 40 to 50 minutes to reach, and it will facilitate quick development in New Noida and Yamuna Expressway regions.

This will be an advanced and speedy rail link connecting Delhi-NCR. While the initial plans and routes for the project have been clearly identified, now the project has changed its plans considerably, because the central government wants to extend it from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi rather than from Ghaziabad.