The Union Cabinet has approved an 8.5-km extension of the Aqua Line from Noida Sector 51 to Sector 4 in Greater Noida West, bringing a long-awaited metro connection closer to one of the National Capital Region’s largest residential clusters. The project will have five elevated stations and is estimated to cost Rs 2,390 crore.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the approval on Wednesday, according to Navbharat Times. The corridor is targeted for completion within four years. Once operational, it will extend the combined Noida–Greater Noida metro network to 71.875 km.
The extension is expected to serve residents of several Greater Noida West housing societies, including Gaur City, Supertech Eco Village and Ananara Homes. The route is also expected to benefit commuters travelling between Greater Noida West, Noida and Delhi, where residents currently depend heavily on roads and private vehicles for daily travel.
The proposed corridor will connect with the Delhi Metro Blue Line at Noida Sector 61. This interchange is intended to give passengers from Greater Noida West access to wider parts of Noida and Delhi without requiring a road journey to an existing metro station. At present, many commuters from the area travel towards Noida Sector 52 to access metro services.
The project is also expected to improve connectivity around Parthala, Gaur Chowk and Ek Murti Circle, three locations that experience significant traffic pressure. The minister said the new route would help reduce congestion in these areas, although the supplied report does not provide a projected reduction in traffic volumes or details of any supporting road-management measures.
Greater Noida West has expanded rapidly as a residential market, but public transport connectivity has not kept pace with the scale of housing development. The proposed extension therefore addresses both a network gap and a daily access problem for residents who currently rely on road-based travel to reach employment, education and commercial centres in Noida and Delhi.
The next implementation step will be the tender process by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation. The Noida Authority is also considering a foundation-laying ceremony in December through the Uttar Pradesh chief minister. The report says this may take place alongside ceremonies for two other metro expansion projects: the extension from Botanical Garden to Sector 142 and the route from Greater Noida Depot station to Bodaki. The report does not provide a tender schedule, station-wise construction timeline or details of the project’s funding arrangements.
