Key insights
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Original Ghaziabad–Jewar alignment reaffirmed: YEIDA said the corridor will not be rerouted to Delhi; the Sarai Kale Khan–Jewar concept was explored but dropped, and the original plan was finalized in a December 29 meeting.
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RRTS planning includes absorbing existing metro proposals: The DPR indicates around 10 km of Noida’s Aqua Line extension and six stations may be integrated into the RRTS, with an integrated station planned at Char Murti Chowk; a YEIDA Sector 21–airport LRT is expected to merge later.
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Officials frame RRTS as congestion and emissions reduction tool: cites estimates from the Delhi–Meerut corridor that full completion could raise public transport share, remove over one lakh private vehicles, and reduce CO2 emissions by about 2,50,000 tonnes annually.