Delhi airport to Noida airport in 80 minutes; UP govt approves Rs 16,000 crore rapid rail corridor
Noida Airport is likely to have direct connectivity with Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a Rs 16,000 crore rapid rail corridor that will connect the two airports along with other parts of Delhi. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is working on a detailed project report which will be completed by March.
After the project is started it will take four years to complete, Shailendra Bhatia, Uttar Pradesh government's Nodal Officer at Noida International Airport Limited said.
The rail corridor will be a major boost in the greenfield’s airport attraction and will allow it to capture spill over passenger traffic from the Delhi Airport.
The airport is slated to have its first flight in late this year and has already signed agreements with IndiGo and Akasa Air to launch flights.
While the Delhi Airport is operated by the GMR group, Zurich Airport has won the contract to operate Noida Airport. In other major cities of the world where there are multiple airports, they are similar with high speed rail networks to smoothen transfer of passengers.
According to the proposal, the Noida airport link will branch out of Ghaziabad station which is one of the interchange station of Delhi Meerut Rapid Rail Transport
Passengers will be able to connect to the under construction.
Delhi-Alwar Rapid rail through Sarai Kale Khan which is the originating station of Delhi-Meerut Rail. The Delhi-Alwar rail which is set to be completed by mid-2025 will have a station at Indira Gandhi International Airport along with Aerocity.
“This will be a crucial link for increasing connectivity of the airport along with other road networks. It is important to have a high speed
