
Aqua Line extension till Boraki multi-modal hub gets Centre's nod
The 2.6-km-long elevated stretch will add two new stations—Junpat and Boraki—at a cost of Rs 416 crore. The project is expected to be ready in three years.
The metro corridor extension is to take the Aqua Line to the proposed multi-modal transport hub at Boraki, where UP govt plans to integrate the Delhi-Howrah rail corridor with an inter-state bus terminal and rapid rail till Ghaziabad. The Greater Noida rail station at Boraki is being designed as NCR's gateway to the eastern part of the country.
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Officials said the move is part of a broader strategy to ease pressure on road traffic and strengthen connectivity to the airport from parts of Noida and Delhi—a draft plan to extend Aqua Line's Sector 142 station till Botanical Garden is already being reviewed by the Centre. The existing Botanical Garden station in Noida already acts as an interchange metro station between the Blue Line and Magenta Line corridors of the Delhi Metro.
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Mahendra Prasad, executive director of the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), told TOI that a rapid rail corridor from Ghaziabad to Jewar via Boraki is also on the drawing boards. "Once both the corridors are operational, it will become easier for commuters from Noida and Greater Noida to reach the airport," he said.
The funding for the new metro corridor will be shared by the Centre and UP govt (20% each), with the remaining 60% coming through a loan from the National Capital Region Planning Board.
NMRC estimates that ridership on the new segment could reach 60,000 daily by 2031.
The Aqua Line currently runs 29.7km between Sector 51 in Noida and Depot Station in Jaitpur. NMRC has also proposed a 17-km extension from Sector 51 to Knowledge Park V in Greater Noida, which awaits clearance from the Centre. Similarly, the 11.6km corridor linking Sector 142 station to Botanical Garden via eight new stations is pending approval from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The current Aqua Line sees a daily average ridership of nearly 57,000 passengers, according to NMRC data.

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