Noida metro extension NMRC says contractor selected work to begin soon

    Noida, Nov 11 (PTI) The Noida Metro Rail Corporation on Wednesday said it has selected a civil construction contractor for the metro extension project to Greater Noida Sector 4, with construction work expected to commence soon.

    The announcement comes on the day the Union Cabinet approved an 8.449-km extension of the Aqua Line from Noida Sector 51 to Greater Noida Sector 4 (Gaur Chowk) at an estimated cost of Rs 2,390 crore. The corridor will have five elevated stations.

    The NMRC also said in a statement that work was in progress for two more line extensions -- the 11.56-km Botanical Garden-Sector 142 corridor, comprising eight stations, and the 2.60-km extension from Depot Station to the Boraki Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH), which will have two stations.

    It said these extensions would further strengthen connectivity with the Delhi Metro network and facilitate integration with major transport facilities, including the proposed multi-modal transport hub at Boraki.

    The NMRC also provided details of the newly approved Noida Sector 51-Greater Noida Sector 4 corridor, saying it would comprise five elevated stations at Noida Sector 61, Sector 70, Sector 122, Sector 123 and Greater Noida Sector 4.

    The proposed Aqua Line station at Noida Sector 61 will provide interchange connectivity with the Delhi Metro's Blue Line, facilitating convenient metro travel towards Delhi's airport and major railway stations, the statement said.

    The project is expected to address the growing demand for public transport in Greater Noida West, which has witnessed rapid residential and commercial development in recent years, it added.

    The NMRC said the three extension projects would improve passenger convenience and regional connectivity, reduce dependence on private vehicles and ease road congestion while promoting environmentally sustainable urban mobility.

    In another development, the NMRC said it has received a Special Award for Innovation in Optimisation of Civil Structural Design at the 19th Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition held in Bhubaneswar.

    The award recognises the corporation's efforts towards innovative engineering solutions, optimisation of civil structures and efficient utilisation of resources in metro infrastructure development, it said in a statement.

    The NMRC currently operates a single corridor known as the Aqua Line between Noida's Sector 51 metro station and the Depot station in Greater Noida over a distance of 29.7 km, which was inaugurated in January 2019.

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