Larsen & Toubro has secured a significant order worth up to ₹2,500 crore from the Noida Metro Rail Corporation for the construction of the Noida Metro Aqua Line extension, covering a 15.1-km elevated viaduct and 10 metro stations across two stretches of the expanding urban region.
L&T’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure business announced the order in an exchange filing on Monday. The company said the project involves the partial design and construction of an elevated viaduct from Botanical Garden to Noida Sector-142 and from Depot Station to Boraki.
The scope also includes construction of 10 elevated metro stations and architectural finishes. L&T said the project is scheduled to be completed within 36 months. The company did not provide a more detailed phase-wise construction schedule in the information available in its announcement.
The two sections will extend the Aqua Line’s reach across important parts of Noida’s developing urban landscape. The Botanical Garden–Sector-142 stretch will serve the city’s established and expanding commercial and employment areas, while the Depot Station–Boraki section will extend metro access towards another growth corridor. The supplied announcement did not specify the proposed station locations beyond the two termini mentioned for the stretches.
According to L&T, the project is expected to improve regional connectivity and commuter accessibility across Noida. The order places the construction package with the company’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure business, which undertakes engineering, procurement and construction projects across multiple sectors and geographies.
The announcement is significant for the way the metro extension is being delivered: the package combines partial design responsibilities with viaduct construction, station construction and architectural works. This means the contract covers major civil and built-environment components of the extension, although the available details do not specify the division of design responsibility or the contractors for other project packages.
The order also comes a week after L&T said it had secured significant orders for residential buildings in Mumbai and Bengaluru and a commercial tower in Hyderabad. The latest award adds a major urban transport project to the company’s recent construction order announcements.
For commuters, the immediate relevance of the project will depend on construction progress and the eventual commissioning of the two stretches. The available announcement confirms a 36-month completion target, but it does not provide an opening date, fare details, service frequency or an estimate of projected ridership.
L&T said construction of the Noida Metro Aqua Line extension is expected to be completed within 36 months. Further project milestones will depend on the implementation schedule set by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation and the progress of the awarded works.
