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NIAL to connect airport with NCR cities via BRTS

Monday 13th Mar 2023    206
NIAL to connect airport with NCR cities via BRTS
 

According to reports, there will be a high-speed road connection between the National's sprawl Capital Region (NCR) and the future Noida International Airport (NIA) near Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. The Noida International Airport Ltd (NIAL) has started work on a project to provide a bus with fast transit system (BRTS) between the arriving airport and NCR cities of Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon.

A consultant will be hired as part of the plan to determine the routes and create a feasibility plan after researching similar systems that are operational in local, national, and international cities. “As a part of the detailed project report, the consultant’s job would be to plan BRTS corridors and allied infrastructure, fleet size and bus technology. They will also give reports on the costing and economic viability of the project, besides the source of funding, business model and financial viability,” according to an NIAL representative. Most likely, the DPR will be completed by September of this year. To recruit the consultant, a call for proposals has been put out there. The deadline for applications is April 17.

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a first-class, bus-based public transport system with metro-level capacity that fast, comfortable and economical services. It achieves this by offering dedicated lanes, alignment landmark stations and bus lanes with the middle of the road where possible, collecting rates off-board, and performing operations quickly and frequently. To ensure seamless connectivity to neighboring cities and IGI airport, the government is exploring a multitude of transit solutions, including the subway, express train and pod taxis.

A metro train connects Noida International Airport and Delhi's IGI Airport via New Delhi Station as part of the state government's ambition to provide last-mile metro connectivity to the NIA. New Delhi Railway Station and IGI Airport are currently connected by the Airport Express Line, also known as the "Orange" Line.

The new greenfield NIA airport would be located near Jewar in the Uttar Pradesh district of Gautam Buddha Nagar. It would improve the connection to and from Delhi-NCR, Noida and West Uttar Pradesh at both national and international level. The airport, which upon completion of the India's largest, will be built in four phases, include two connected terminals, and have a 70 million passenger capacity per year.

The first phase, which covers 1,334 hectares, includes a terminal for both local and foreign travelers, a cargo center and one runway. According to the concession agreement, the first phase is, which will accommodate 12 million passengers annually, must be ready and operational by September 2024.

 
 
 
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