Noida Metro: Lack Of Connectivity Between Aqua Line And Delhi Metro’s Blue Line Might Keep Commuters Away

The unavailability of connectivity between the soon-to-be-inaugurated Noida Metro’s Aqua line with Delhi metro’s Blue Line is expected to keep away a majority of daily commuters who travel to national capital from Noida, say residents, as reported by The New Indian Express.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to inaugurate the Greater Noida Metro rail line on Friday (25 January), the report cited Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) officials as saying.

The Noida-Greater Noida corridor, also known as Aqua line, would run between the depot station in Greater Noida and Sector 51 in Noida.

“The inauguration of Aqua line is a half-baked project and may not serve the desired purpose as it will not connect Noida with Delhi. Concerned authorities must provide connectivity of Aqua line with Delhi Metro so that more people can travel,” a resident of sector 137 said, adding that after deboarding the Aqua line one has to travel few kilometers to take Delhi Metro’s Blue line at Noida City Center metro station.

“The distance from Sector 51 to Noida City Center is of more than six to seven kilometers at least. How does Noida metro authority expect commuters to cover this distance? The commuters would rather avoid taking Aqua line till it gets connected to the Blue line,” a resident who works close to Noida Sector 142 metro station was quoted in the report as saying.

According to the report, there are thousands of commuters who travel from Noida to Delhi on a daily basis.