Thursday 29 December 2011

TRANSPORT

Meerut is a metropolitan city, and it is the biggest city in NCR after Delhi.The nearest airport is the Indira Gandhi International airport which is about 80 km away. By road, Meerut is well-connected to Delhi, NOIDA, Hapur,Faridabad, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Saharanpur, Haridwar, etc. A large number of people commute to Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon every day for work. Two national highway(NH-58, NH-119) pass through meerut. An expressway from Delhi to Meerut is under development.


There are 2 main Bus Terminals Bhainsali Bus Terminal and Shorab Gate Bus Terminal from where Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) Buses serve cities all over the state. Meerut has two Railway Stations Meerut City and Meerut Cantt. The city is well connected to Delhi Ghaziabad, Agra, Dehradun and others.


City Buses, Auto Rickshaw and Rickshaw are the convenient option to commute within the city. The Metro Rail Project has been passed and by 2012 it will be running in the city of Meerut. Many new projects have already been passed like INNER RING ROAD, OUTER RING ROAD and construction of new flyovers. An airport(BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR DOMESTIC AIRPORT) is also under construction and is expected to be completed by 2010.

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