The NCR Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has submitted a draft detailed project report (DPR) to the Haryana government for a proposed Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) corridor connecting IFFCO Chowk in Gurugram to Surajpur in Greater Noida. Estimated to cost around ₹15,000 crore, the corridor is a key part of the Centre’s long-term plan to establish a high-speed rail link between Delhi’s IGI Airport and the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar.
According to the draft DPR, the route will run through Sector 54 in Gurugram, enter Faridabad at Bata Chowk, pass through the Sector 85–86 junction, move towards Noida sectors 142/168, and terminate at Surajpur. The proposed alignment includes six stations and bypasses Delhi entirely.
This will be the third RRTS corridor planned through Haryana. The other two—Delhi–Gurgaon–Manesar–Bawal and Delhi–Panipat–Karnal—have already received approval from the Public Investment Board and are awaiting final clearance from the Union Cabinet. The 93-km Delhi–Bawal corridor is estimated to cost ₹32,000 crore, while the 136-km Delhi–Karnal corridor is pegged at ₹33,000 crore. Both are planned to originate at Sarai Kale Khan, the terminal station of the completed Delhi–Meerut RRTS line, which is awaiting commissioning.
In parallel, the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government are evaluating RRTS options from either Sarai Kale Khan or Ghaziabad to Jewar. Once feasibility studies are completed, alignments of other corridors may be adjusted accordingly. The Gurugram–Noida corridor is designed to integrate with the Delhi–Bawal line at IFFCO Chowk, which is proposed to include a station at IGI Airport. Surajpur, meanwhile, is also planned as a station on the Ghaziabad–Jewar RRTS corridor.
Travel time on the new corridor is expected to be significantly reduced, with journeys from IFFCO Chowk to Faridabad taking about 22 minutes and to Noida around 38 minutes. Officials say this could substantially ease congestion and reduce pressure on Delhi’s transport network.
While NCRTC has planned the corridor as an elevated line, the Haryana government has recommended an underground alignment within Gurugram due to high land costs and dense urban development. The issue was discussed at a recent meeting attended by officials from NCRTC, HSVP, FMDA, GMDA, GMRL and HMRTC.
Senior state officials argued that elevated tracks through Gurugram, with only one or two stations, would offer limited benefits to local commuters and could restrict future road and mobility upgrades. An underground corridor, they said, would preserve surface land and avoid long-term constraints on urban infrastructure development.
Haryana has also raised concerns that elevated viaducts along major arterial roads could obstruct future vertical expansion, including flyovers, multilevel junctions, pedestrian facilities and integrated bus systems. Officials warned that construction of elevated tracks could lead to prolonged traffic disruption and permanently limit surface-level improvements.
The number of stations within Gurugram is also under discussion. Urban mobility expert Ashok Bhattacharjee noted that the choice between underground and elevated systems is less about technology and more about cost, land availability and urban context. He stressed that for a mass transit system to succeed, it must have enough stations to serve areas where people live and work.
Bhattacharjee cautioned that limited station density would fail to shift commuters away from private vehicles. “A large working population will only adopt public transport if stations are easily accessible. The goal should be to serve people, not just to run a system,” he said.
NCRTC officials said consultations are still at a preliminary stage and feedback from all stakeholders is being considered before finalising the project.
