Archive · 2 Oct 2025
ADB Approves Final Loan Tranche for Delhi-Meerut RRTS
Imagine a super-fast train line connecting Delhi and Meerut, making travel much quicker.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just given the last part of the money needed to build it.
This is a big project costing a lot of money, and the ADB is helping pay for it.
Part of the train line is already running, and soon the whole line will be ready.
The new trains will cut travel time between the cities dramatically, making it a lot easier for people to get around.
It's a model for other rapid transit systems in the area.
ADB approved a Rs 2,600 crore loan for the Delhi-Meerut RRTS.
This is the final tranche of loans from ADB.
Total ADB financing for the project is approximately Rs 9,200 crore.
A 55 km stretch of the corridor is already operational.
The RRTS will reduce travel time between Delhi and Meerut from over three hours to one hour.
- Who
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) and National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
- What
- ADB approved the final loan tranche for the Delhi-Meerut RRTS.
- When
- Approved on Wednesday.
- Where
- Delhi-Meerut corridor.
- Why
- To finance the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System and improve regional transportation.
- Project Name
- Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)
- ADB Loan Amount (Final Tranche)
- Rs 2,600 crore
- Total ADB Financing
- Approximately Rs 9,200 crore
- Total Project Cost
- Over Rs 30,000 crore
- Operational RRTS Stretch
- 55 km
- Total RRTS Length
- 82 kilometers
- Travel Time Reduction
- From over three hours to one hour