NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): It is planned to build a metro rail line with seven stops between Knowledge Park-2 in Greater Noida and the expected Noida International Airport at Jewar. According to those familiar with the situation, six of these seven will be positioned and one underground.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation prepared a detailed project report (DPR) for the metro connecting Jewar Airport and Knowledge Park-2, which was delivered to Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) last year and is currently forwarded to the Uttar Pradesh government for approval.
Between Jewar Airport and Greater Noida, there are probably seven stations. The Noida International Airport in Jewar, International Film City, Techzone, and Knowledge Park-2 are possibly four of these seven. The station near Noida International Airport will be underground.
In Addition, the other three stations will likely be built in the YEIDA residential areas 18, 19, and 20 and in industrial sectors 28 and 29. It will be possible for passengers to switch from the Noida Aqua line of the Noida-Greater Metro at Knowledge Park-2 metro station, which will serve as an interchange station.
The 35.64 kilometre long link between Jewar Airport and Greater Noida is part of the 72 km long metro corridor along the Airport Express Line. It connects to the upcoming International Airport in Noida with the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
The project will be finished in two stage whereas the first will cover 35.64 km from Jewar Airport to Knowledge Park-2, and the second will cover 36.36 km from Knowledge Park-2 to Delhi, where commuters can use the current Airport Express Line.
High-speed rail will be utilised for the entire metro connecting link. The scheduled travel time between both airports will likely be one hour, evaluating the distance between the Metro Line.
Estimated project costs are around Rs 13,000 crore for both phases. The DPR for connecting Knowledge Park-2 to the Delhi metro, according to a YEIDA official, was supposed to be filed by March 31 of this year but was postponed by two months due to the requirement for additional time to undertake surveys it is expected to be submitted to YEIDA by June 2023.
The Greater Noida-Delhi Metro Line DPR will be sent to the state government for additional approval after being reviewed by the YEIDA. However, the official stated that the state government must first consent before construction on either metro corridor can begin.
According to officials, YEIDA and DMRC have an agreement for a feasibility study to be completed in September 2021 for a metro link between IGI Airport and Noida International Airport. It was stated that phase one of the new airports is anticipated to begin by September 2024, involving the development of multimodal connections from Jewar to other areas of Greater Noida, Noida, and Delhi, as well as the linking of the two airports.
