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Friday, January 25, 2019

Noida Metro Aqua Line - Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Inaugurates Friday Jan 25,2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday Jan 25,2019 inaugurated the much-awaited Noida Metro Aqua Line from Noida sector 137.

The UP Chief Minister inaugurated the new line in presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

The Aqua Line would run between Sector 71 station in Noida and the Depot Station in Greater Noida. The corridor has 21 stations - 15 of them in Noida and six in Greater Noida. The Aqua Line will cover a total distance of 29.7-km.

The Aqua line will have 19 rakes with four cars each. It will halt on the Sector 76, 101, 81, NSEZ, Noida Sector 83, 137, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, and Greater Noida's Knowledge Park II, Pari Chowk, Alpha 1, Delta 1, GNIDA Office and Depot metro stations.

The Aqua Line trains will run at a maximum speed of 80 kmph, clocking an average speed of 37.5 kmph.

The construction of Aqua Line started in May 2015 and was completed in record time.

In December 2018, the NMRC had announced the for the Aqua Line, with the minimum being Rs 9 and the maximum Rs 50. NMRC officials said that the commuters can buy QR-coded paper tickets or use the smart cards to avail 10 per cent discount on fares.

The responsibility of security on the Aqua Line has been given to the 49th battalion of the UP PAC and some private security personnel will also be deployed to maintain security.

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