Toll Rates: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to increase toll rates on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway for the year 2026-27. This increase will be approximately 5% and the new rates will be effective from 12 midnight on April 1.
According to NHAI officials, cash payments at toll plazas have now been completely discontinued. Toll payments can only be made through FASTag or UPI. The Delhi-Meerut Expressway is a controlled-entry expressway. Entry can be made from a total of seven toll plazas: Sarai Kale Khan, Indirapuram, Dundahera, Dasna, Rasulpur Sikrod, Bhojpur, and Kashi.
Toll on Delhi-Meerut Expressway to increase by 5%
According to the new rates, the one-way toll for light vehicles such as cars, jeeps, vans, or light motor vehicles (LMVs) from Sarai Kale Khan to Meerut (about 82 kilometers) will now be Rs 175, up from Rs 170 previously. The return toll will now be Rs 265, an increase of Rs 10. The one-way toll for light commercial vehicles, light freight vehicles, and minibuses has increased from Rs 275 to Rs 285. The return toll will increase from Rs 415 to Rs 425. Similarly, the one-way toll for light vehicles from Indirapuram to Meerut will now be Rs 120, up from Rs 115 previously. The return toll has also increased from Rs 175 to Rs 189.
Toll rates have also been increased for buses and trucks (two axles), large vehicles with three axles, vehicles with four to six axles, and very large vehicles (seven or more axles). Approximately 398,000 PCU vehicles travel daily on the Delhi–Meerut Expressway (DME) and NH-9. Of these, approximately 50,000 PCU vehicles operate on the Delhi–Meerut Expressway alone.NHAI has implemented a “closed tolling system” along this entire route. This means that drivers are charged tolls based on the distance traveled.
To achieve this, FASTag readers and cameras have been installed at all entry and exit points along the expressway, recording the vehicle’s travel distance.Delhi–Meerut Expressway and NH-9 were developed in four phasesThe 8.7-km road from Sarai Kale Khan to UP Gate was inaugurated in May 2018.The 22.2 km stretch from Dasna to Hapur became operational in September 2019.
The remaining two sections from UP Gate to Dasna (19.22 km) and Dasna to Meerut (31.8 km) were formally opened in November 2021The Delhi-Meerut Expressway is a six-lane expressway, parallel to the four-lane NH-9. Two-wheeled vehicles and all other types of vehicles can use NH-9. The maximum speed limit on this expressway in Uttar Pradesh is 100 km/h, while the speed limit in the Delhi area is 70 km/h.
