YEIDA ropes DMRC to prepare DPR for 37 km Greater Noida-New Delhi Metro Rail Corridor

Greater Noida, India (Metro Rail Today): The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has appointed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for preparing the detailed project report (DPR) for the proposed metro rail link between New Delhi Railway Station and Greater Noida's Knowledge Park. In this regrad, YEIDA has signed a memoprandum of understanding/agreement with DMRC last week.

"The proposed rail link is part of the Uttar Pradesh government's plan to provide last-mile metro connectivity till the Noida International Airport in Jewar," said YEIDA officials.

According to the plan, the metro rail line between Greater Noida's Knowledge Park and New Delhi Railway Station will have over 11 stations. Total length of the metro link would be 37 km, of which 3 km will be underground and 34 km will be elevated and the journey will be take in an estimated one hour time.

"There will be two metro rail stretches -- one between Noida Airport and Knowledge Park in Greater Noida and the other from Knowledge Park to New Delhi Railway Station -- which are to be developed. From New Delhi Railway Station, there is already a connecting link to the Airport Express for Delhi airport," said Shailendra Bhatia, Officer on Special Duty, YEIDA, PTI reported.

The YEIDA has asked DMRC to submit the complete DPR of the proposed metro link by March 31, 2023.

During the presentation, DMRC officials informed YEIDA that the proposed metro route between the Noida International Airport in Jewar and the Indira Gandhi International Airport can be connected via the New Delhi Railway Station.

Construction work is underway for the Noida International Airport in the Jewar area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh.

Recently, the Public Investment Board (PIB) under the Finance Ministry has approved Rs 2,197 crore for the 14.9-km Noida-Greater Noida Metro link project.

The detailed project report (DPR) of the 14.9-km Noida-Greater Noida Metro extension corridor was approved by the Uttar Pradesh government in 2019 is awaiting for PIB approvals. However, Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) started the survey for the testing of soil and topography on the 14.9-km Metro corridor in May 2020, which is set to branch out from the existing Aqua Line in Sector 51 and move towards Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park V.