Commuting will become easier between the national Capital and Noida as the Delhi Metro is set to open the 6.6 kilometre Noida City Centre-Electronic City Metro corridor by next month. Signalling trial runs have already been commenced on the section. The Blue Line corridor will become Delhi Metro’s second longest Metro corridor after the 59 kilometre long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor of Phase 3.
With this extension, the Blue Line will become 56.46 kilometres long.
The route will be formally thrown open to the public once the Commissioner Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) inspects the corridor and accords operation clearance.
Once the section starts operation, a large number of people living in Noida such as sectors 34, 52 and 22 as well as commercial areas in sectors 59, 61, 62 and Electronic City will be benefitted as currently there is no metro connectivity. The 6.6-km long corridor is an extension of the existing Blue Line corridor that connects Dwarka with Noida City Centre.
“The section will be a major boost for around 80,000 new passengers living in the inner circles of Noida and will also connect various parts of Delhi. Moreover, the entire Phase-III project of the Delhi Metro will be completed once this section will be ready to open for public,” said a senior Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official.
The new section will have a total of six stations at Sector 34, Sector 52, Sector 61, Sector 59, Sector 62 and NOIDA Electronic City.
Officials added that the six stations on this corridor will cater largely to densely populated areas of Noida. The housing societies in Sectors 34, 52 and 22 will be immensely benefited as it will help commuting within Noida as well.
Further, commuters can also easily reach major hospitals such as Safdurjung and AIIMS in Delhi.