Metro a misplaced mobility option to suburbs, try Regional Rapid Transit System, say experts

Metro a misplaced mobility option to suburbs, try Regional Rapid Transit System, say experts

The RRTS system unlike the Metro, caters to commuters travelling relatively longer distances with fewer stops and at higher speed. It also differs from conventional trains by providing reliable, high-frequency, point-to-point regional travel along a dedicated pathway Should the low-capacity, low-speed, hugely expensive Metro rail system be extended to the far-flung suburbs and the adjacent … Read more

ADB, government ink USD 500 mn loan pact for Delhi-Meerut highway

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New Delhi: The government has signed a USD 500-million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank for funding the 82-kilometre Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor, the mutlilateral funding agency said on Tuesday. “The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a USD 500 million loan, the first tranche of … Read more