The Indian Rail Ministry considers a plan to revive and integrate Delhi’s 43-year-old ring rail system with the metro network in a bid to give the capital a comprehensive suburban network that will unclog the city’s roads, railway Minister Piyush Goyal said. Delhi has 35 km of ring rail network that criss-crosses the 231-km metro network at several locations. But due to lack of planning, the link between the metro and rail systems has not been established.
A feasibility study had been ordered to work out what would be needed to make this project work. The feasibility study will suggest whether there is a need to build new lines or links to connect the metro and ring rail systems with each other. The study will also focus on existing and proposed master plans and land-use planning along the ring rail routes.
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