Greater Noida and Noida to get three new Metro corridors to boost connectivity

The Noida and Greater Noida authorities are all set to welcome 3 new corridors to provide better connectivity to people living in interior pockets. The process will include connecting Aqua Line with the Blue Line to get a better commute for people living in Greater Noida traveling to Delhi. The whole process has been initiated by the Noida Authority. 

Metro corridors in Greater Noida and Noida

The authorities are building three Metro corridors consisting of a 14.5-km Metro line expanding from Aqua Line’s Noida’s Sector 51 to Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park-V, a 2.6-km corridor starting from Aqua Line’s Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park-V to Bodaki in Greater Noida and branching out the Metro link from Blue Line’s Botanical Garden Metro station towards Sector 142 Metro station that is part of the Aqua Line.

The construction of these 3 corridors will be done at a very slow speed as they gonna need approvals from various agencies from Uttar Pradesh as well as the Union government. Back in 2019, the detailed project report (DPR) of the 14.5-km Aqua Line extended corridor was approved by the Uttar Pradesh government, although the Union government is yet to give its final approval, said officials. Similarly, last month in September, the DPR of the 2.6-km Aqua Line extension from Knowledge Park-V to Bodaki was also approved by the Greater Noida authority and later sent to the UP government for approval.

“The central government is likely to give its nod for the 14.5-km Metro line extension from Noida’s Sector 51 to Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park-V any time next month as the work on the project is on a fast track. We aim to start work on the ground by the end of November. The 2.6-km corridor from Aqua Line’s Knowledge Park-V to Bodaki in Greater Noida has also been approved and work will start soon. We are about to finalize the alignment on the third corridor connecting Botanical Garden to Sector 142,” said Ritu Maheshwari, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Noida and Greater Noida authorities and managing director, NMRC.