Noida Metro Rail

Noida International Airport will boost ease of living for NCR, UP: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the upcoming Noida International Airport will boost connectivity and ease of living for the national capital region and Uttar Pradesh. Modi also said his government has been taking many steps to ensure top-quality infrastructure for the people and leverage the power of connectivity to further prosperity. His remarks came in response to a post by Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu in which he said that he witnessed the successful first test flight landing at Noida International Airport today, marking a major milestone in the development of this state-of-the-art infrastructure. "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji and the guidance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Ji, this airport will revolutionise regional connectivity and play a pivotal role in the expansion of India's aviation sector," Naidu said. Tagging Naidu's post, Modi said on X, "The upcoming Noida International Airport will boost connectivity and 'Ease of ..

Noida Metro: Govt approves Aqua Line extension from Sector 51-Greater Noida

The Noida Metro Aqua Line is set to be extended from Sector 51 to Greater Noida Knowledge Park V, featuring a total of 11 stations along the route

PM Modi to inaugurate country's first underwater metro in Kolkata on Mar 6

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata on Wednesday

DMRC announces Rs 25 lakh for family of deceased in Gokulpuri incident

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday announced Rs 15 lakh in compensation for the family of 53-year-old man who died after a portion of the Gokulpuri Metro Station on the Pink Line in northeast Delhi collapsed, official statement said. The DMRC announced Rs 2.5 lakh for the grievously injured and Rs 50,000 for those who received minor injuries, it stated. The transporters also suspended two of its officials over the collapse. "Two DMRC officials, a manager and a junior engineer from the civil department, have been immediately suspended," the statement read. The DMRC will be investigating the circumstances leading to this incident to take necessary remedial measures to prevent such unfortunate occurrences in the future, it said.

Noida Metro extension delayed due to 'constraint of seamless connectivity'

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation Monday said the extension of services between Noida and Greater Noida West has been impeded by the lack of "seamless connectivity" between the NMRC's Aqua Line and Delhi Metro's Blue Line. Currently an interchange between the Blue Line and the Aqua Line is at Noida's sector 51 and 52 metro stations. However, commuters face hassle as they need to travel a distance of 430 metre and undergo ticketing and security process once again for switching over. An extension of the Aqua Line is proposed from Noida Sector 51 to Knowledge Park-V in Greater Noida West, also known as Noida Extension. Local residents have been protesting with demand for metro service for years and seamless connectivity with the Blue Line in Noida. NMRC Managing Director Lokesh M said in the current detailed project report (DPR) of extension of Noida- Greater Noida metro service, "there is constraint of seamless connectivity between Sector-51 station of Aqua Line and Sector-52 station o

MotoGP Bharat, Trade show: Transport, traffic, tickets, dates and more

Buses, autos, e-rickshaws, and heavy vehicles have been completely banned on the route; Noida metro rail will increase metro frequency to manage crowds

At 6.81 million, Delhi Metro records its highest ridership on August 28

While DMRC could not point out a particular reason for the surge in the number of passengers on Monday (August 28), daily ridership over the last few years has shown a spike around festive seasons

Noida Metro integrates UPI facility for payment of tickets, card recharge

Passengers not having change while purchasing tickets on Noida Metro can now avoid hassle by using the UPI payment facility across all the stations of the rail network. Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) Managing Director Lokesh M inaugurated the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment facility at the Sector 51 metro station of the Aqua Line on Thursday. "The UPI facility for purchasing tickets from counters is now functional at all stations of the Noida-Greater Noida Metro corridor," an official of the NMRC said. The use of cash, credit and debit cards for purchasing tickets at the counter as well as the NMRC smart card at the customer care centre at all stations will continue as usual, the official added. The Sector 51 metro station, which has six ticket counters and one customer care centre, also has two automatic ticket vending machines (TVM) which have the UPI facility. So far, only these two "prototype" TVMs are available at this station while a proposal to have more such .

Noida Metro begins UPI payment facility at all stations for tickets

Passengers not having change money for purchasing tickets on Noida Metro can now avoid hassle by using the UPI payment facility across all the stations of the rail network. Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) Managing Director Lokesh M inaugurated the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment facility at the Sector 51 metro station on Thursday. The UPI facility for purchasing tickets from counters is now functional at all stations of the Noida-Greater Noida Metro corridor, an official of the NMRC said. The use of cash, credit and debit cards for purchasing tickets at the counter or the NMRC smart card at the customer care centre at stations will continue as usual, the official added. Built at a cost of Rs 5,503 crore, the Aqua Line connects the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar over a distance of 29.7 km through 21 stations.

Noida Metro invites feedback from public to improve services, experience

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), which operates the Noida-Greater Noida Metro, on Tuesday said it has invited feedback from public and service providers to improve commuters' travel experience. For this, the NMRC has floated a questionnaire which will be available both online and offline at some key stations for feedback from May 25 to June 24, it said. NMRC said it has recently been assigned the status of nodal authority for mobility services in Noida and the Greater Noida region. Being assigned this responsibility, we wish to make the travel experience of commuters convenient, safe, less time-consuming and economical. We want to understand the priorities and issues that the commuters face on a day-to-day basis to be able to improve the transit ecosystem, the NMRC said. The plan to expand and improve these is already being worked upon. However, the dependency of the commuters on para transit such as auto rickshaw, battery rickshaw, cycle rickshaw and cabs is immense when i

Noida Metro adds parking facilities at five more stations: Check details

The NMRC, which manages the 30-km Aqua Line, began parking services at five additional stations from May 1

NMRC reviews plan for Noida Sec 142-Botanical Garden metro stretch

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has sought re-routing of a proposed metro rail stretch between Noida Sector 142 and Botanical Garden to facilitate more passengers, officials said.

Delhi metro's blue line service disrupted again; third time this week

The DMRC said the damage to the OHE wire occurred due to a "flash over by an external object" between Yamuna Bank and Indraprastha

Noida Metro crosses 30k daily ridership, highest since Covid outbreak

The Noida-Greater Noida Metro crossed the 30,000 mark of daily ridership earlier this week -- the highest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to its operator the NMRC

Covid-19: Metro services in Noida to remain suspended during weekend curfew

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Monday announced the suspension of its metro operations in the national capital region's Noida and Greater Noida on Saturday and Sunday to discourage passengers' movement during the weekend lockdown amid COVID-19."To discourage passengers movement on curfew days, NMRC has decided not to run any service on the curfew days i.e. Saturday & Sunday. Therefore, NMRC metro services will not be available on these days," said NMRC MD Ritu Maheshwari.Uttar Pradesh is currently witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases. According to official data, the state has recorded 33,574 new COVID-19 cases, 249 deaths, and 26,719 recoveries in the past 24 hours. Currently, there are 3,04,199 active cases in the state.The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a night curfew and weekend lockdown in all districts of the state to curb the surge in the COVID-19 cases across the state.

In pics: Delhi Metro Blue, Pink Lines return to track; know timings & more

While nearly 15,500 passengers availed the Yellow Line and Rapid Metro combined on Monday, the figures stood at nearly 17,600 on Tuesday

Face masks to be made available on payment basis at 3 Noida Metro stations

Commuters have also been warned of a fine of Rs 500 if found without face mask and Rs 100 for spitting in trains and on metro premises

Unlock 4: Noida Metro to open one gate for entry/exit at 15 of 21 stations

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) had on Wednesday announced that the services of the Noida-Greater Noida Metro, also known as the Aqua Line, would resume from September 7

Planning to travel by metro? Here's a list of things you need to know

After a halt of more than 5 months, Delhi Metro will commence operations from September 7, in a graded manner. The services will start from some stations for a limited period of time

Unlock 4: Noida Metro services to resume after five months from Sept 7

Services of the Noida-Greater Noida Metro rail, which were shut down five months ago amid Covid-19 outbreak, will resume from September 7, officials said