Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor


Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor, with target completion by 2028, is an under construction broad-gauge twin-track long and with 160 km per hour higher-speed railway project in Haryana state of India, which will run around along the Western Peripheral Expressway on the western side of Delhi.
It connects Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna, Manesar and Kharkhoda. At Palwal, Patli, Sultanpur, Asaudha and Harsana Kalan railway stations. It will connect to existing railway lines running radially from Delhi. It will also connect to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor at Prithala near Palwal railway station. It will transport 20,000 passengers a day and 50 MTPA cargo.
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Details

Funding

The Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation, a joint venture founded by the Ministry of Railways and Government of Haryana - Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, will construct the corridor by 2025. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs of Government of India approved for the project in September 2020.

Civil works

It will have 23 over-water bridges, three road flyovers, two road over-bridges, and 153 road under-bridges.

Aravali tunnel

Haryana Orbital Railway Aravali Tunnel, Rs1088 cr, 4.69 km long, 25 m high, double-lane railway tunnel, parallel to the Western Peripheral Expressway through the Aravali mountain range, is the only tunnel on this route. Tenders were invited in July 2022 and finalised in December 2022. Construction was awarded by HRIDC to RVNL. It is scheduled to be completed by 2026. Tunnel height is such that it will allow the operation of double-decker trains.

Construction packages

Key packages are, north to south:
  • Package C6, Harsana Kalan in Sonipat to Patli in Gurugram: includes connection to Badsa and existing Sultanpur railway station.
  • * Package C23, Sultanpur -New Patli -Patli : Completed in April 2025.
  • Package C2, Patli to Dhulawat:
  • * Package C1 Priority Section, Patli-Manesar-MISL: contract awarded to KCC Buildcon. Completed in April 2025.
  • * Package C4, Aravali twin tunnel: contract awarded to Vikas Nigam Ltd.
  • Package C5, Dhulawat to Prithla: contract awarded to Dilip Buildcon.

Extension

Eastern Orbital Rail Corridor 90 km - DPR done in Feb 2025: As part of the NCR Planning Board's 2041 regional plan, is a 90km railway extension of HORC corridor along the Eastern Peripheral Expressway within Uttar Pradesh with the aim to also connect Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Noida, and Greater Noida, and Dadri to facilitate passenger and goods transport across the Delhi National Capital Region and integrate with other transportation modes. The Government of Uttar Pradesh paid Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Rs. 1.5. crore in August 2024 for carrying out the 6-month long feasibility study, which was completed in Feb 2025. Running along the EPE and WPE, it will have 9 stations in UP and 5 stations in Haryana, from north to south, Sonipat district in Haryana, Ghaziabad district in UP, Gautam Buddha Nagar district in UP, and Faridabad district in Haryana. Palwal-Noida International Airport-Khurja rail line - DPR underway in April 2025: It will connect HORC to Noida Airport and to Khurja.Garhi Harsaru–Farukhnagar–Jhajjar rail line - DPR underway in April 2025: Will connect HORC to Gurugram-Delhi and Jhajjar.Delhi–Alwar rail line - construction commenced with budget allocation in FY2025-26 rail budget: Running via Sohna-Nuh-Ferozepur Jhirka, it will have 17 new stations. Will connect to HORC near Sohna.

Additional connectivity

Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor will enhance connectivity with and among the following.

Expressways

The rail corridor will run within Haryana along the Western Peripheral Expressway, connecting various hubs along the way. WPE is connected to the Eastern Peripheral Expressway which runs in Uttar Pradesh, It will also pass across the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway between Sohna and Palwal, and Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway near Kharkhoda.

DMIC and WDFC

This orbital railway will be a key enabler of Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project as it will also connect to the Delhi-Mumbai Western Dedicated Freight Corridor near Palwal railway station. Delhi–Mumbai Expressway is also part of this corridor which will intersect the orbital railway.

Rail lines among IGI Delhi, Hisar and Noida airports

From Hisar International Airport to IGI Delhi, a semi-high-speed train will be introduced, which may require the upgrade or replacement of existing line, or the laying of additional new line between Hansi to Asaudha. This will also connect to the Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System near Gurugram via Haryana Orbital Rail corridor.
This will also enable connectivity between Hisar Airport and Noida International Airport, and Jewar Airport to IGI Delhi.

RRTS and high-speed rail

This corridor will also intersect with Delhi–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor near Manesar, and various RRTS such as Delhi–Alwar RRTS, Delhi–Sonipat RRTS, Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar RRTS and Delhi-Palwal-Hodal RRTS.

Metro

This corridor will also intersect with the following proposed and/or under-construction spurs of Delhi Metro:
  • Narela-Sonipat metro on the Red Line
  • Bahadurgarh-Rohtak metro near Asaudha on the Green Line
  • Gurugram-Manesar metro at Manesar on the Yellow Line
  • Najafgarh-Jhajjar metro near Badli on the Grey Line
  • Badli-Badsa metro near AIIMS Badsa on the Grey Line
  • Faridabad-Palwal metro near Asaoti on the Violet Line

Construction updates

Planned construction schedule

  • FY2023-2024 Land acquisition - completed: 665.92 ha land of 67 villages has been acquired.
  • FY2025-2026 Basic Infrastructure Construction - under construction: construction of bridges, tunnels and stations; laying of tracks; connecting industrial areas with track e.g. Maruti sliding and Reliance sliding.
  • FY2027-2028 Electrification and Trail Run - Planned: Track electrification, safety tests, trail run, and commence regular scheduled operation.
  • FY2027-2028 Expected Completion Date - 31 March 2028.

Current status

  • 2025 Feb: Total land acquisition complete and basic infrastructure construction has commenced.
  • 2025 Apr: Construction of Package C-23 and Package C-1 of HORC completed, DPR for the Garhi Harsaru–Farukhnagar–Jhajjar and Karnal–Yamunanagar rail lines, which will be interconnected to HORC, were under preparation.