Flag-off for Metro to Noida

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Scripting yet another chapter in its history, the Delhi Metro today crossed the capital for the first time as a brand new train chugged into Noida.

The Metro's move into the satellite township of Delhi is expected to bring a paradigm shift in the travelling habits of people in the National Capital Region.

DMRC's estimate is that about 53,000 people will daily use the new age transport system after the opening of the Noida corridor. The Noida corridor, built at a cost of Rs630 crore, is completely elevated and will be integrated with the existing 34.3 km Yamuna Bank-Dwarka Sector-9 segment, extending the total length of Line-3 to 47.4 km.

"Delhi Metro is one of the best metros in the world. We were able to achieve this feat partly due to the legendary contribution of Sreedharan and latest technologies that were available to us. Delhi Metro provides better facilities than metros in New York and London"

Metro connectivity to Noida will help students, traders, professionals and people who travel from Noida to Delhi everyday. This is the first line where the DMRC missed its deadline.

The line was scheduled for opening in October. Noida has become the first National Capital Region (NCR) city to be connected to the Metro network which now extends to almost 90 km and covers 78 stations. DMRC officials said that initially, two trains coming from Dwarka will terminate at Yamuna Bank while every third train will continue up to NOIDA City Centre.

Initially, the frequency of trains would be 5-10 minutes. As more trains become available, every alternate train from Yamuna Bank will continue to NOIDA.

The DMRC will run eight brand-new broad guage trains procured from Bombardier on the line and will also introduce more trains to tackle rush on the section.

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