The long-awaited Jewar airport in Greater Noida, which got the Centre’s final nod on Monday, could be connected by at least two different train systems to Delhi. The UP government is examining the feasibility of having a dedicated Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) corridor from Sarai Kale Khan to the proposed airport site. Three RRTS routes have already been approved from Sarai Kale Khan hub to Meerut, Panipat and Alwar.
The Jewar RRTS is being considered in addition to the Greater Noida metro which will be extended to the airport site and another direct link between IGI Airport to Delhi’s second airport, for which a train is among the various possibilities. The airport will also be connected to the Eastern Peripheral Expressway, which connects Palwal with Kundli, bypassing Delhi. This site will also get an Aerocity like Delhi’s IGI Airport.
The Jewar airport will be built in four phases with total construction cost estimated at Rs 15,000 crore. The cost of land acquisition is another Rs 4,000 crore that will be borne by UP government.
While work is on for Jewar, the Airports Authority of India has also issued tenders for developing a civil enclave at Hindon Air Force Base so that this place, right next to Delhi, could be used for regional flights.
Read more in a report by Saurabh Sinha published in The Times of India...
