Railway Ministry planning to send 50% cars off the roads to unclog Delhi
Railway Ministry planning to send '50% cars off the roads' in Delhi : In order to reduce traffic on the roads of the national capital and to give Delhi a comprehensive suburban network, the Railway Ministry is now trying to revive the ring rail system here.
The Delhi Metro and the ring rail have the capability to unclog Delhi and send “50% cars off the roads”, said Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.
With the ambition to let trains which are not bound for Delhi to bypass it, the ministry is pondering to start a separate bypass for freight trains passing through Delhi.
There is a 35-km-long ring rail network in Delhi which touches the Metro rail network at several places. However, no effort has so far been made to link the two. But, this is likely to change now for good.
A study has already been commissioned to work out the modalities of the project, the report said.
The study will evaluate whether new lines or linkages are required to connect the Metro and ring rail systems. The ministry is looking at linkages and interchanges with the Metro system, the report added.
-PTC News
