As per our sources, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is working with the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) on transit-oriented urban centres along the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor and the proposed Delhi-Gurugram-SNB-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat-Karnal corridors. The Economic Times reported that a recent workshop brought together officials, real estate developers and consultants to discuss the planning, regulatory and financial rules needed to make such development viable. D Thara, secretary in the department of capital development, said the focus was on what support private developers need, with developers asking for higher floor area ratio, flexible land use, land pooling, single-window clearances and fair risk sharing under public-private partnerships. Sarai Kale Khan, which links Namo Bharat, Delhi Metro, Indian Railways and the inter-state bus terminus, was named a priority hub.
This development matters because fares alone rarely pay for rapid rail, and land value capture around stations is how cities such as Hong Kong and Tokyo fund their networks. NCRTC has already lined up plots at Ghaziabad, Duhai Depot, Bhaisali in Meerut and Modipuram Depot for malls, offices, rental housing and hospitals. If the model works on the Meerut line, it could shape how the next two regional corridors are financed.
In our expert opinion, this is the right move but the hard part is the rules, not the plans. Higher FAR and land pooling need sign-off from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan bodies, and that kind of inter-state alignment has been slow in the NCR before. We expect NCRTC to float at least one formal developer tender or request for proposals for a station-linked land parcel on the Meerut corridor by June 2027, while a notified TOD policy across all NCR states will take longer. Confidence: medium.
This is important for our readers because new offices, shops and homes next to Namo Bharat stations will change rents, property prices and daily travel times along the corridor. If you are buying or renting near Sarai Kale Khan, Ghaziabad, Duhai or Meerut, check the local master plan and any notified TOD zone before you commit. Businesses looking for retail or office space near stations should watch NCRTC’s tender page this week and over the coming months.
The Economic Times, 1 November 2026, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/ncrtc-to-develop-urban-centres-along-the-namo-bharat-corridor/articleshow/135429887.cms
The Economic Times, 1 November 2026, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/ncrtc-explores-transit-oriented-development-along-namo-bharat-proposed-regional-corridors/articleshow/135424101.cms
Daily Prabhat (ANI), 1 November 2026, https://www.dailyprabhat.com/ncrtc-explores-transit-oriented-development-growth-hubs-along-namo-bharat-corridors-to-attract-private-investment/
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