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Noida Metro issues tender to appoint agencies for two Aqua Line corridors
NMRC has issued a tender to appoint two agencies for extending the Aqua Line via Botanical Garden-Sector 142 and Depot-Bodaki. The Botanical Garden corridor is estimated at ₹2,254.35 crore over eight elevated stations and is expected to take four years, while the Depot-Bodaki link (₹416 crore) with two stations is slated for completion in three years. The move aims to improve Noida-Greater Noida connectivity and airport access amid growing activity and a new airport opening.
Why It Matters
The tender signals a major step in expanding metro connectivity in Noida and Greater Noida, potentially shaping commuting patterns and regional development ahead of the airport’s operations.
Timeline
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May 14, 2026: Agencies to be finalized; project work to take off
May 14, 2026
Krishna Karunesh, Noida Authority Chief Executive Officer and NMRC managing director, said that the agencies for the two corridors will be finalized soon and that the project work will take off, underscoring the importance of these extensions for improving connectivity.
Airport operations scheduled from June 15, 2026
May 14, 2026
The Noida International Airport is scheduled to begin commercial operations from June 15, 2026, increasing the need for improved public transport connectivity between Noida, Greater Noida and the airport.
May 14, 2026: Tender issued for Botanical Garden-Sector 142 and Depot-Bodaki extensions
May 14, 2026
NMRC issued a tender to appoint two agencies for the extension of two Aqua Line corridors: Botanical Garden-Sector 142 (11.56 km) and Depot-Bodaki Link (2.6 km). The Botanical Garden-Sector 142 corridor will have eight elevated stations and is estimated to cost ₹2,254.35 crore. Proposed stations are Botanical Garden, Sector 44, Sector 96 (Noida authority office), Sector 97, Sector 105, Sector 108 (police commissionerate), Sector 93 and Panchsheel Balak Inter College in Sector 91. The Depot-Bodaki extension will include two stations — Junpat and Boraki — costing ₹416 crore. The two projects are expected to be completed in four years and three years respectively from awarding. The work will enhance access to Greater Noida and improve airport connectivity; Krishna Karunesh noted agencies would be finalized soon and the project work would commence.
April 2026: Aqua Line ridership context
April 2026
The Aqua Line currently connects Noida Sector 51 to Depot Station in Greater Noida and records an average daily ridership of around 65,290 passengers in April 2026.