The Noida Aqua Line extension has moved closer to construction after the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) issued a Letter of Intent to Larsen & Toubro for a 15.1-km elevated metro project linking Botanical Garden with Sector 142 and the Greater Noida Depot with Bodaki. L&T has begun surveying locations for casting sites, with construction expected to start within the next 10 to 15 days, according to a report by Navbharat Times.
The project will add 10 new metro stations across the two planned sections. The NMRC has issued an LoI valued at about Rs 2,500 crore to L&T, which will undertake the partial design and construction work for the extension. The company said the order had been awarded to its heavy civil infrastructure business.
The two corridors are intended to extend the reach of the Aqua Line across key parts of Noida and Greater Noida. The Botanical Garden–Sector 142 section will connect the existing metro network towards the southern part of Noida, while the Greater Noida Depot–Bodaki section will extend service further into Greater Noida. The supplied report does not provide a station-wise alignment or details of the proposed station locations.
NMRC managing director Krishna Karunesh said the entire project would be built as an elevated track. L&T will carry out the construction, while NMRC will supervise the work. The arrangement places the metro corporation in charge of oversight while the contractor handles the civil works and associated project execution.
L&T has stated that the project is scheduled to be completed within 36 months. The timeline will begin to acquire operational significance once construction formally starts, although the report does not specify a commissioning date or provide details of testing, signalling, rolling stock or fare integration.
The extension comes as Noida and Greater Noida continue to expand residential and commercial development beyond the areas currently served by the Aqua Line. A longer network could provide an alternative to road-based travel for residents and employees moving between the two planned corridors. However, the eventual mobility benefit will depend on station access, feeder connectivity and the completion of the civil and systems work required before passenger operations can begin.
The immediate milestone is the survey of casting sites by L&T. According to the report, construction is expected to begin in the next 10 to 15 days, while NMRC will supervise implementation of the elevated corridor. The project’s stated completion target is 36 months from the start of work.
