Noida
Plans are underway to attach a terminal station on Noida-Higher Noida's Aqua Line to an upcoming station on Delhi's blue metro line with a reserved path and rickshaw pavement, officers stated. .
There’s a distance of about 300 meters between the Sector 51 metro station, the Noida Aqua line terminus and the long run Sector 52 Metro station of the blue line, which is at present extending from the middle. Noida's metropolis in Noida Digital Metropolis, in keeping with officers.
Whereas the inauguration of Noida-Higher Noida metro service final month was seen as a serious asset for public transport linking twin cities, a number of individuals criticized the truth that the Aqua line isn’t linked to the Blue Line, claiming that she was not serving to 1000’s of commuters to and from Delhi.
In addition they expressed disappointment on the lack of seamless connectivity between the 2 stations (sector 51 and sector 52), saying that commuters must depart a station and journey a sure distance, cross the observe once more and use one other sensible card. or one other token / token to proceed. journey after change.
Ankur Saxena, a resident of Noida and a advertising and marketing skilled, stated clear interchanges between the 2 metro traces can be a serious downside for commuters.
"Think about the time misplaced in getting out and getting into the practice stations, strolling the gap, strolling throughout the observe once more … Additionally, it's disheartening to hold a wise card or a unique ticket / token for the remainder of the journey, "he stated.
A senior official of the Noida Metro Rail Company (NMRC), which operates the Aqua Line, stated the Sector 52 subway station of the Delhi Metro Rail Company (DMRC) is anticipated to begin within the second half of March.
Constructed on the worth of 5,503 crores of rupees, the corporate Aqua Line recorded three.24 lakh passengers throughout its first month of operation, in keeping with the NMRC, officers hoping a rise within the variety of guests to Station 52 of the Blue line.
"As soon as this line begins, within the second half of March, we’ll see a rise within the variety of customers.Work is underway for a direct passage from the station of sector 51 to the station of sector 52 and a pavement for rickshaw who PD Upadhyay, government director of the NMRC, stated Wednesday on the PTI.
Testing started final month on the 6.eight km excessive hall of the DMRC blue line, which can lengthen from Noida Metropolis Middle Station in Digital Metropolis to Sector 34, Sector 52, Sector 61, sector 59, sector 62.
"The extension works of the Blue Line are full and testing is underway.The protection inspection is anticipated quickly," stated a senior official of DMRC.
Saxena, who works in Delhi, advised PTI: "Now we have an instance of the connectivity between the yellow line and the magenta line on the Hauz Khas metro station, which seems like an countless march. is an apparent downside. "
Eva Momin, who works at an organization in Gurgaon, stated she travels day-after-day from Higher Noida to her shared taxi workplace as a result of the shortage of Aqua Line connectivity with Blue Line doesn’t make it simple for her to work. don’t assist commuters like her.
"I often take a shared taxi to go to the Okhla Hen Sanctuary, the place I board the Magenta Line for Hauz Khas after which head for Gurgaon. As buses run on the freeway as an alternative of Aqua Line to succeed in Okhla, Aqua Line is suitable for a visit to Noida and not using a profit, "she stated.
Software program engineer Shobhit Tyagi stated he and his spouse would journey to Gurgaon by automotive however would favor the metro if it saved them time and a seamless and trouble free journey.
"The times, my spouse works at dwelling or is on trip, I go for the metro however I take it to the Botanical Backyard station.Go up on the Aqua line and alter to the Sector 51 station, get to the middle Noidaville then change again to the Botanical Backyard to board Magenta Line for Hauz Khas.That doesn’t work, "stated the 30-year-old.
