Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), 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 (WPE) on the western side of Delhi.
It connects Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna, Manesar and Kharkhoda. At Palwal, Patli (DelhiâÂÂRewari line), Sultanpur (Garhi HarsaruâÂÂFarukhnagar line), Asaudha (DelhiâÂÂRohtak line) and Harsana Kalan (Delhi-Ambala line) railway stations. It will connect to existing railway lines running radially from Delhi. It will also connect to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) at Prithala near Palwal railway station. It will transport 20,000 passengers a day and 50 MTPA cargo.
Mainline corridor has the total "route length" of 121.7 km, but the additional connectivity and loop lines of 9.9 km will result in the total "line length" of at least 131.6 km.
The Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC), a joint venture founded by the Ministry of Railways and Government of Haryana - Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), will construct the corridor by 2025. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs of Government of India approved for the project in September 2020.
It will have 23 over-water bridges (25 main bridges over canals and 195 small bridges over culverts), three road flyovers, two road over-bridges, and 153 road under-bridges.
Haryana Orbital Railway Aravali Tunnel (HORA Tunnel), Rs1088 cr, 4.69 km long, 25 m high, double-lane railway tunnel (allowing for passage of two trains simultaneously), 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.
Eastern Orbital Rail Corridor (EORC) 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 (EPE) 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 (NCR) and integrate with other transportation modes. The Government of Uttar Pradesh paid Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC) 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 (Malha Mazara, Jatheri on NH-44, and Bhaira Bakipur), Ghaziabad district in UP (Khekhra - near junction of NH-709B and EPE, Badagaon, Manauli, Dasna, Sukhanapur), Gautam Buddha Nagar district in UP (Rajatpur, Shamshudinpur, Bisaich, and Gunapura), and Faridabad district in Haryana (Chhainsa, Jawan, and Fatehpur Biloch).
Garhi HarsaruâÂÂFarukhnagarâÂÂJhajjar rail line (36 km) - DPR underway in April 2025: Will connect HORC to Gurugram-Delhi and Jhajjar. DPR (Detailed Project Reports) for the Garhi HarsaruâÂÂFarukhnagarâÂÂJhajjar (36 km) and KarnalâÂÂYamunanagar (65 km) rail lines, which will be interconnected to HORC, were under preparation in April 2025.
DelhiâÂÂAlwar rail line (104 km) - 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.
Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor will enhance connectivity with and among the following.
The rail corridor will run within Haryana along the Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE), connecting various hubs along the way. WPE is connected to the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) which runs in Uttar Pradesh, It will also pass across the DelhiâÂÂMumbai Expressway between Sohna and Palwal, and DelhiâÂÂAmritsarâÂÂKatra Expressway near Kharkhoda.
This orbital railway will be a key enabler of DelhiâÂÂMumbai Industrial Corridor Project as it will also connect to the Delhi-Mumbai Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) near Palwal railway station. DelhiâÂÂMumbai Expressway is also part of this corridor which will intersect the orbital railway.
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 (near Bahadurgarh on the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor). This will also connect to the DelhiâÂÂAlwar Regional Rapid Transit System near Gurugram via Haryana Orbital Rail corridor.
This will also enable connectivity between Hisar Airport and Noida International Airport (Jewar Airport), and Jewar Airport to IGI Delhi.
This corridor will also intersect with DelhiâÂÂAhmedabad high-speed rail corridor near Manesar, and various RRTS such as DelhiâÂÂAlwar RRTS, DelhiâÂÂKarnal RRTS, Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar RRTS and Delhi-Palwal-Hodal RRTS.
This corridor will also intersect with the following proposed and/or under-construction spurs of Delhi Metro: