The Noida–Greater Noida West metro project has moved closer to construction after its file reached the Prime Minister’s Office for approval, according to officials of the Noida Metro Rail Corporation. The proposed corridor will extend the Aqua Line by about 7.5 kilometres from Noida Sector 51 to Greater Noida West Sector 4, with five elevated stations planned along the route.
The project has already received approval from the Centre’s Public Investment Board, and a meeting on the corridor was held at the central government level recently, the report said. The file has now been sent to the PMO, raising the possibility of the detailed project report receiving clearance from the Union government.
The proposed extension is intended to connect established parts of Noida with the rapidly developing residential areas of Greater Noida West. The five stations are planned at sectors 61, 70, 122 and 123 in Noida, followed by a station in Greater Noida Sector 4 near Kisan Chowk.
The corridor’s next formal milestone is approval by the Union Cabinet. The project has not yet received that final clearance, according to the report. Once the Cabinet approves it, NMRC is expected to begin the tendering process for construction.
The proposed alignment would add a new branch of rapid transit connectivity for residents of Greater Noida West, where residential development has expanded across several sectors. The planned stations indicate that the corridor is designed to serve both established Noida sectors and the newer housing areas beyond the existing Aqua Line network.
The report also cited progress on a separate elevated road project in Noida. The proposed road, estimated to cost about Rs 350 crore, would connect the Chilla elevated road with the Mahamaya Flyover and the Yamuna Pushta road in Sector 94. It is planned as a two-kilometre, six-lane structure, with construction expected to begin in March after tendering and other approvals.
According to the report, the elevated road would link the Chilla elevated road with the road between the Mahamaya Flyover and Dalit Prerna Sthal before descending onto the Yamuna Pushta road in Sector 94. The project is also proposed to connect onward towards the Noida airport through future road links. For the metro extension, however, the immediate next step remains Union Cabinet approval, after which NMRC is expected to issue construction tenders.
