The Greater Noida West Metro extension has received Union Cabinet approval, clearing the way for an 8.449-kilometre Aqua Line corridor from Noida Sector 51 to Greater Noida Sector 4 and five new stations in one of the region’s fastest-growing residential areas.
The approval was given at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a report by Navbharat Times. The proposed extension is intended to connect Greater Noida West with the existing Noida Metro network and improve public transport access for nearly five lakh people, including residents of the Gaur City area and those living around Kisan Chowk.
The five proposed stations are Noida Sector 61, Noida Sector 70, Noida Sector 122, Noida Sector 123 and Greater Noida Sector 4. Noida Sector 51, where the Aqua Line currently begins, is already an operational station. The project will also provide an interchange facility at Noida Sector 61 with the Blue Line, according to the report.
The extension addresses a long-standing transport gap in Greater Noida West, where residential and commercial development has expanded without a direct metro connection. Residents travelling by private vehicles have faced congestion and delays, while demand for a metro link has grown alongside the area’s urbanisation. The approved corridor is expected to make travel between Greater Noida West, Noida and Delhi more accessible once it is completed.
With the proposed extension, the active metro rail network across Noida and Greater Noida would reach 71.878 kilometres, the report said. The project would add approximately 8.449 kilometres to the existing network and extend the Aqua Line towards Greater Noida Sector 4, where the Kisan Chowk station is proposed.
The project has already passed several stages of administrative and technical review. It received approval from the Public Investment Board, followed by clearance from a technical committee, before the proposal was sent to the Prime Minister’s Office. The Noida Metro Rail Corporation has also obtained the necessary no-objection certificates for construction of the corridor, according to the report.
The Cabinet approval does not itself provide a construction completion date in the information available. The next stated step is the release of tenders to select the construction agency. The project’s construction schedule, contract value and execution milestones are expected to become clearer after the tendering process begins.
The extension’s impact will depend on how quickly the next procurement and construction stages are completed, as well as how effectively the new stations connect with existing metro and road networks. For now, the Cabinet decision moves the Greater Noida West connection from proposal and approval stages towards implementation.
