Delhi-Meerut underground RRTS tunneling completed
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has achieved a significant milestone in the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, completing tunnelling in the Meerut section. The underground section, spanning about 5.5 km and comprising three stations – Meerut Central, Bhainsali, and Begumpul, has been successfully tunneled with a total of six parallel tunnels.
The NCRTC team accomplished this feat within an impressive timeframe of only 15 months. Track-laying and OHE (Overhead Equipment) installation are now underway in the completed tunnels. The construction involved the use of approximately 35,000 pre-cast segments made from pre-stressed concrete, with seven segments combined to create one ring. Each segment is 1.5 meters long and 275 mm thick, connected using bolts.
The NCRTC team accomplished this feat within an impressive timeframe of only 15 months. Track-laying and OHE (Overhead Equipment) installation are now underway in the completed tunnels. The construction involved the use of approximately 35,000 pre-cast segments made from pre-stressed concrete, with seven segments combined to create one ring. Each segment is 1.5 meters long and 275 mm thick, connected using bolts.