The metro connectivity will be built in two phases and will have a total of 13 stations between Jewar and New Delhi railway station. The corridor will then connect with Delhi’s Airport Express Line to reach IGI.
In a presentation to Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) officials on Monday, a DMRC team said that the first phase – 35 km long – will be both underground and elevated and will connect Knowledge Park 2 on the Aqua Line to Noida airport. . , This independent corridor will have an interchange at Knowledge Park 2 and will have seven stations between them.
DMRC may submit the detailed project report by March 31 and follow up with the feasibility study of Phase II of the Metro link. The second phase, sources said, was likely to be around 37 km long and would stretch from Knowledge Park 2 to the New Delhi railway station. The route is likely to run parallel to the Noida Expressway and will have stations at New Ashok Nagar and Yamuna Bank.
“On Tuesday, the DMRC made a presentation of its proposal to connect Noida airport with Delhi’s IGI. The entire corridor will be 72 km long. The first phase will be built from Jewar to Knowledge Park 2 and the second from Knowledge Park 2 to New Delhi Railway Station. The DPR for the first phase is likely to be ready by March 31,” said Arun Veer Singh, CEO, Yeda. According to sources, about Rs 5,000 crore will be spent in the first phase of 35 km of the corridor.
There will be seven stations in the first phase. Possible techzones could be, Salarpur UnderpassSector 18 and 20 of Yamuna Expressway besides Noida Airport and Knowledge Park 2. The final number will be known only when the DPR is ready,” said a source.
Trains on this route will decelerate faster than normal metro lines and may take around an hour to cover the distance between the two airports with interchanges.
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