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{{Short description|Upcoming RapidX's Delhi–Meerut RRTS station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Z00 Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station.svg|40px|frameless]] Sarai Kale Khan
| type = {{RapidX Infobox station line|line=Delhi–Meerut|line2=Delhi–Alwar|line3=Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat}}
| style = RapidX
| image =
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| address = [[Sarai Kale Khan]], [[South East Delhi district|South East Delhi]], [[Delhi]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{coord|28.588512|N|77.258407|E|display=inline}}
| line = {{rcb|RapidX|Delhi–Meerut|croute}} {{rcb|RapidX|Delhi–Alwar|croute}} {{rcb|RapidX|Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat|croute}}
| other =  {{ric|Delhi Metro}} {{rcb|Delhi Metro|Pink|croute}} [[Sarai Kale Khan Nizamuddin metro station|Sarai Kale Khan Nizamuddin]]
  {{ric|Indian Railways}} {{stnlnk|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}  {{rint|bus|1}} [[Sarai Kale Khan Inter-State Bus Terminus|Sarai Kale Khan ISBT]]
| structure = Elevated
| platform = 6
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| opening = {{start date and age|22 February 2026|df=yes}}
| closed =
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| owned = [[National Capital Region Transport Corporation|NCRTC]]
| operator = [[National Capital Region Transport Corporation|NCRTC]]
| status = Operational
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=RapidX|line1=Delhi–Meerut|left1=|to-left1=Sarai Kale Khan|right1=New Ashok Nagar|to-right1=Modipuram|header2=Planned Services|line2=Delhi–Alwar|left2=|to-left2=|right2=INA|to-right2=|line3=Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat|left3=|to-left3=|right3=Indraprastha|to-right3=}}
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| map_state = collapsed
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| route_map = {{Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
| mapframe-marker = rail
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'''Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station<ref>{{cite web |title=DELHI-Ghaziabad-Meerut MAP |url=https://ncrtc.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RevisedDELHI-Ghaziabad-Meerut-MAP.jpg |access-date=1 May 2023 |website=ncrtc.in}}</ref>''' is an elevated terminal [[Higher-speed rail|semi-high-speed-rail]] station located in the [[South East Delhi district]] of [[Delhi]], India. This station caters to trains operating on the [[RapidX]] network, capable of reaching speeds up to 180 km/h. It is the terminus and originating station for three priority [[Namo Bharat|RRTS]] corridors in Phase I: [[Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System|Delhi–Meerut]], [[Delhi–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System|Delhi–Panipat]], and [[Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System|Delhi–Alwar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=INTERACTIVE MAP |url=https://ncrtc.in/interactive-map/ |access-date=1 May 2023 |website=ncrtc.in |language=en}}</ref> Currently, only the Delhi–Meerut corridor is operational; construction on the other two corridors has not yet commenced.

Commencement of operations at the Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station was plagued with several delays, with the station missing several deadlines in succession: June, mid-September, and late September of 2025. Officials overseeing the project stated that while all the civil works and trial runs concluded as scheduled, the station would not be rendered operational until the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] inaugurates it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mufti |first=Ifrah |date=2025-10-09 |title=Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station awaits inauguration as deadlines slip |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2025/Oct/09/delhis-sarai-kale-khan-rrts-station-awaits-inauguration-as-deadlines-slip |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Following successive delays, the station was finally made operational on February 22, 2026. With this, the entirety of the [[Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System|Delhi-Meerut RRTS]] network became functional too.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mufti |first=Ifrah |date=2026-02-20 |title=Delhi–Meerut RRTS station to open on February 22 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2026/Feb/20/delhimeerut-rrts-station-to-open-on-february-22 |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The [[National Capital Region Transport Corporation]], a joint venture between the [[Government of India]] and the governments of the states of [[Government of Delhi|Delhi]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]], [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]], and [[Government of Haryana|Haryana]], invited tenders in February 2020 for the construction of the Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station, along with the 4.3 km stretch from [[Sarai Kale Khan]] to [[New Ashok Nagar metro station|New Ashok Nagar]] of the 82.15 km [[Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System|Delhi-Meerut RRTS line]].<ref name="themetrorailguy1">{{cite web |title=Afcons Infra Wins Delhi – Meerut RRTS’ Package 6 |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2020/09/01/afcons-infra-wins-delhi-meerut-rrts-package-6/ |website=www.themetrorailguy.com |publisher=The Metro Rail Guy |access-date=1 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref> [[Afcons Infrastructure]] was entrusted with the construction of the station.<ref name="themetrorailguy1"/>

== Station layout ==
The Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station features six elevated platforms, with the station building constructed below the platform level. These six platforms serve four tracks dedicated to regular train services.<ref name="timesofindia-indiatimes1">{{cite web |author1=Priyangi Agarwal |title=Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station to link up with road, rail, metro modes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/sarai-kale-khan-rrts-stn-to-link-up-with-road-rail-metro-modes/articleshow/97068029.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India |language=en |date=18 January 2023}}</ref>

The Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station will consist of three levels: platform, concourse, and street level. It will be 215 meters long and 50 meters wide, with the station constructed 15 meters above ground level.<ref name="timesofindia-indiatimes1"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi-Meerut RRTS: Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station to be linked with Nizamuddin Railway Station, Delhi Metro, ISBT |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-delhi-ghaziabad-meerut-rrts-sarai-kale-khan-station-to-be-linked-with-delhi-metro-isbt-nizamuddin-railway-s-3019348 |website=www.dnaindia.com |access-date=1 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Station Layout (TBC) ===
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"
| valign="top" width="50" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| valign="top" width="100" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street Level
| valign="top" width="390" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L1'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Mezzanine
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
|-
| rowspan="8" style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;text-align:left;" |'''L2'''
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Side platform]]<nowiki> | Opening of Doors (TBC) </nowiki>{{access icon}}
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |'''Platform #'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |← '''''Under Construction →'''''
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P#''' and '''P#''' Opening of Doors (TBC) {{access icon}}
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |'''Platform #'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |← '''''Under Construction →'''''
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform #'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |← '''''Under Construction →'''''
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P#''' and '''P#''' Opening of Doors (TBC) {{access icon}}
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |'''Platform #'''
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |← '''''Under Construction →'''''
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2 align=center|[[Side platform]]<nowiki> | Opening of Doors (TBC) </nowiki>{{access icon}}
|-
| valign="top" width="50" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L2'''
| valign="top" width="50" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |
| valign="top" width="50" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{RapidX|Delhi–Meerut=yes|Delhi–Alwar=yes|Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat=yes}}

[[Category:Railway stations in South East Delhi district]]

Sarai Kale Khan RRTS station - Revision history

Agamx at 04:57, 24 February 2026