PIB approves ₹2,200 crore Noida-Greater Noida Metro Extension Project

New Delhi, India (Metro Rail Today): The Public Investment Board (PIB), Ministry of Finance has given its approval for the implementation of 14.95 km long proposed Noida-Greater Noida Metro Extension Corridor. The extension corridor of the Aqua Line metro will connect Noida Sector 51 and Knowledge Park V in Greater Noida (West).

The Greater Noida West Metro project is a 14.95 km long line with 9 stations. The first phase will have a 9.15 km long-elevated track, where five elevated stations are to be built, including sector 122, sector 123, sector 4, sector 12 Ecotech, and sector-2. In the second phase, the rest of the four metro stations will be constructed. 

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), Noida and Greater Noida Authority, Central Government and Uttar Pradesh Government is expected to spend a total of Rs 2,200 crore on the complete project. Earlier, the budget was expected to be around Rs 2457 crore, but PIB has now reduced the budget by around Rs 250 crore. Rs 500 crore has been allocated and will be spent on civil work. 

A 4-storey metro station will be constructed for this route at the Gaur City, and Gautam Buddha Nagar will be the first city in the country to have a 4-storey station. Under the Aqua line Metro project, the metro will run from Sector-51 to the Greater Noida Extension (Greater Noida West).

The project is expected to begin around March 2023 after final approval from the centre and floating a tender for construction companies. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.