The proposed Ballabhgarh-Palwal Metro extension has cleared a key Haryana government stage, with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini approving its final feasibility report and the state forwarding it to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for consideration. The planned corridor will run for about 28 kilometres, have 10 stations and be fully elevated, although the project’s final approval is still pending.
The update was presented at a review meeting chaired by Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Thursday. Ajay Kumar, managing director of the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation, told the meeting that the chief minister had approved the final feasibility report for the Ballabhgarh-Palwal extension. The report has now been sent to the central ministry, which must consider the proposal before the project can move to the next stage.
The proposed alignment will extend the metro network from Ballabhgarh towards Palwal. The last station is proposed near the Palwal Mini Secretariat complex, while the line’s terminal end is planned near the Palwal Police Lines, according to the report. The corridor is expected to be entirely elevated and include approximately 10 stations.
The project’s estimated cost had earlier been put at about Rs 4,500 crore. A technical study conducted in early 2023 had considered a route of roughly 25 kilometres with 10 stations. The proposed length was subsequently increased to about 28 kilometres. The changes indicate that the alignment and project configuration have evolved during the feasibility process, but the supplied report does not establish a final construction schedule or funding arrangement.
The project would be implemented by the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation if it receives the required approvals. The state-level clearance is therefore an important administrative milestone, but it is not the same as a final construction sanction. The report does not specify when work could begin, how the project would be financed or when services could start.
The review meeting also covered other proposed rapid-transit projects in the National Capital Region. Approval for the 35.25-kilometre metro corridor from Sector 56 on Golf Course Road to Pachgaon was described as being at an advanced stage, with its detailed project report prepared. The corridor is expected to have 28 elevated stations, beginning at Sector 56, where it would connect with the Rapid Metro. An interchange with the proposed Namo Bharat route between Sarai Kale Khan and Bawal is planned at Pachgaon. The estimated construction cost for that project was stated at about Rs 10,410 crore.
Officials also discussed the proposed Gurugram-Faridabad-Noida-Greater Noida Namo Bharat project. Route alignments and stations in the Gurugram and Faridabad areas have reportedly been finalised at the state level, while the detailed project report has been sent to development authorities for comments.
The meeting provided a wider indication of the state’s expanding regional transit pipeline. The HMRTC also reported that Rapid Metro ridership rose from 79.56 lakh passengers between April and August last year to 88.81 lakh during the same months this year, an increase of 11.42 per cent. For the Ballabhgarh-Palwal corridor, the next formal milestone is consideration of the feasibility report by the Union housing and urban affairs ministry.
