Delhi metro's Blue Line will soon take you to NH-24
Sidharatha Roy | TNN | Updated: Mar 1, 2019, 00:38 IST
The 6.6km stretch with six stations is completely elevated and expected to cater to 80,000 passengers per dayNEW DELHI: Trains on Delhi metro’s Blue Line will reach deeper into Noida and go all the way up to NH-24 soon.
Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) SK Pathak will inspect the 6.6km Noida City Centre-Electronic City (Sector 62) section of the Blue Line on March 4, according to Delhi Metro spokesperson Anuj Dayal. “The extension will immensely help residents of Noida,” he added.
“All Phase-3 extensions are now ready and the last one to open is the section from Noida Sector 32-62, where all work has been completed,” DMRC’s managing director Mangu Singh told TOI. Singh had said the section would be opened to public as soon as the safety go-ahead from CMRS was received.
The 6.6km stretch with six stations is completely elevated and expected to cater to 80,000 passengers per day. The stations are on the central verge and the alignment runs close to NH-24. The last station on the section — Noida Electronic City — is at the Noida-Ghaziabad border, opposite Indirapuram. The Dwarka Sector 21-Electronic City Blue Line corridor will become metro’s second longest after the 59km Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar line.
The launch of passenger trains on the Blue Line Extension will also help Noida’s Aqua Line, which has been struggling for ridership because there is no connectivity with Delhi metro at present. The Noida Authority is building a walkway between the terminal st ation of Aqua Line (Sector 51) and Sector 52 of Blue Line Extension, which are around 300 metres apart, to give commuters smooth transit between the two metro corridors.
“The six stations on this section will cater to the densely populated areas of Noida. The residential areas, primarily consisting of housing societies in sectors 34, 52 and 22, will immensely benefit from this section as they will be able to board trains from their own neighbourhood to reach different areas of NCR,” a DMRC official said. “Noida’s sectors 61 and 62 as well as Electronic City have many corporate offices and commercial enclaves. A lot of people travel to these locations every day,” the official said.
Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) SK Pathak will inspect the 6.6km Noida City Centre-Electronic City (Sector 62) section of the Blue Line on March 4, according to Delhi Metro spokesperson Anuj Dayal. “The extension will immensely help residents of Noida,” he added.
“All Phase-3 extensions are now ready and the last one to open is the section from Noida Sector 32-62, where all work has been completed,” DMRC’s managing director Mangu Singh told TOI. Singh had said the section would be opened to public as soon as the safety go-ahead from CMRS was received.
The 6.6km stretch with six stations is completely elevated and expected to cater to 80,000 passengers per day. The stations are on the central verge and the alignment runs close to NH-24. The last station on the section — Noida Electronic City — is at the Noida-Ghaziabad border, opposite Indirapuram. The Dwarka Sector 21-Electronic City Blue Line corridor will become metro’s second longest after the 59km Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar line.
The launch of passenger trains on the Blue Line Extension will also help Noida’s Aqua Line, which has been struggling for ridership because there is no connectivity with Delhi metro at present. The Noida Authority is building a walkway between the terminal st ation of Aqua Line (Sector 51) and Sector 52 of Blue Line Extension, which are around 300 metres apart, to give commuters smooth transit between the two metro corridors.
“The six stations on this section will cater to the densely populated areas of Noida. The residential areas, primarily consisting of housing societies in sectors 34, 52 and 22, will immensely benefit from this section as they will be able to board trains from their own neighbourhood to reach different areas of NCR,” a DMRC official said. “Noida’s sectors 61 and 62 as well as Electronic City have many corporate offices and commercial enclaves. A lot of people travel to these locations every day,” the official said.
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