NMRC has finalized the new metro route from Botanical Garden station. The length of the proposed metro line will be about 11.5 km. In the DPR presented earlier, there was a plan to construct 11 stations, but now five to seven stations have been finalised. After leaving the metro from Botanical Garden station, Mahamaya will go in front of Sector-44 near the flyover.
Noida: Noida Metro Rail Corporation has finalized the route to connect Sector-142 metro station of Aqua Line to Botanical Garden, the interchange station of Blue and Magenta Line. NMRC has selected the metro route passing through the side of the expressway. Some formalities are left, after which the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will start the work of making a fresh DPR on this route. For the last several months, Noida Metro and authorities were brainstorming about this metro route. Metro Corporation also held a meeting with the common people. Finally, the route along the expressway has been selected.
The length of this route of the proposed metro line will be about 11.5 km. In this, 11 stations were to be built in the DPR prepared earlier. These included other stations from Sector-142, 136, 91, 93, 98 to Botanical Garden. This time the number of stations can be reduced in the DPR to be prepared. The number of stations on this route is estimated to be between 5 to 7. The proposal for the route of five stations has also been prepared in the meetings held recently. This includes Sector-91, Sector-98, Sector 105 Sector-44, Botanical Garden station. The number and location of the station will now be finalized by NMRC and handed over to DMRC. The DPR of this route is being prepared by DMRC itself.
The route selection for the metro line between Sector-142 to Botanical Garden is almost done. Some points are still under consideration. The route for passing the metro line from the side of the expressway has been selected.
– Ritu Maheshwari, MD, Noida Metro Rail Corporation
Preparation was to take out the metro line from the middle of the sectors
Earlier, the DPR of this route which was prepared by DMRC was passing through the side of the expressway. Then in July, NMRC started brainstorming why the metro route should not be taken out from the settled sectors in Noida. After this, a route was prepared for 142 metro stations from Botanical Garden via Sector-44, 45, 46, 47, Panchsheel Inter College, Biodiversity Park and near Police Commissioner’s Office and brainstorming was started on it. It is believed that the usefulness of this route was not found correct on the feedback of common citizens and other facts that came to the fore. A ground survey was also done by the team of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on this route. It is believed that on passing this route through the sectors, a large number of constructions would have come. Along with this, connectivity to the metro route has also been an important part of the sectors of Expressway Kinor.
Sectors and villages will be benefited
After exiting the Metro from Botanical Garden station, Mahamaya will go in front of Sector-44 near the flyover. Then moving towards Sector-96 from here, it will pass through the side of the service road of the expressway. Sectors 28, 29, 37, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 96, 99, 100, 105, 107, 108, 110 and Chhalera, Sadarpur, Bhangel, Salarpur, Gejha, Hajipur can be covered by Metro running on this line. The people of Adi village will be benefited. Apart from this, people living or working on the other side of the expressway will have connectivity to Greater Noida and Delhi by Metro.
Finance Ministry’s report awaited on Greno West route
Work is now to start on the Aqua Metro Metro project from Sector-51 to Greno West. This project is in the Ministry of Finance for approval. Recently, NMRC gave a presentation of the project in Mantralaya and a meeting was also held. After this, NMRC is now waiting for the report of the ministry. This report may contain approval or suggestion. After the approval, the project will move further for approval from the cabinet. At present, the NMRC officials are still waiting for the report of the Finance Ministry. It is believed that the ministry may suggest feeder service to NMRC. NMRC preparations are already underway in this direction.
