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Noida: There will be a different ticketing system for soon-to-be-made operational Aqua Line . This line will also have a different security set-up as well. Commuters will not be able to make use of their Delhi Metro card while traveling on this line. Besides this, there will be no interchange between the Sector 71 Station on the Aqua Line as well as Sector 52 station on the Blue Line extension in Noida. This arrangement will stay put with no change in the near future. Officials at Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) managing the  29.7km Aqua Line strongly feel that the interchange between the Aqua and Blue lines will not be a smooth affair. More so once the Aqua Line is open to the public. As per latest news, tickets issued for Aqua Line by NMRC will not be valid for commuting on Blue Line. This will true for those traveling on Blue Line too. This clearly means that those traveling to Delhi to Greater Noida will have to purchase different tickets for both the lines. Not just a t...

Noida: On Monday, a trial started on the aqua line between Sector-71 to Sector-83 running from Noida to Greater Noida. This line will facilitate people living in Greater Noida can easily travel to Delhi-NCR. According to the sources, Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) executive director PD Upadhyay said that the trial began on Sector-71 to Sector-83 between about 4.5 and 5 km long track. This is being done by the Trial Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO). He told that the trial will now be started simultaneously from the Sector-71 to the Greater Noida Depot, on a total of 29.707 km long Metro track. Upadhyay also said that the trial of the Metro was started in three phases. He said that the trial began in April from Greater Noida Depot to Sector-147. On July 25, the trial began from Sector-147 to Sector-83. On Monday, testing has begun from Sector-83 to Sector-71 Noida Depot. He said that it is our effort that the aqua line should be started from Noida to Greater Noida...

Noida: Noida-Greater Noida"s Aqua Line Metro for Noida Sector-83 had a trial run on Tuesday for the first time. It’s trial run started from Sector-83 Metro station to Metro depot located in Greater Noida from Wednesday. During this time the metro will cover a total of 23 Kms. A total length of track of Aqua Line Metro is 29.707 km. Metro trial will be started on the entire track till next month. Speed test is also to be done in the Metro trial. This will be done under the leadership of the test research design and standard organization. After this, permission from Metro Rail Safety Commissioner (CMRS) will be allowed. Noida to Greater Noida Metro Route is to be operated by December 2018. Signal system has been completed up to Sector-83 stations on the track. The Aqua Line Metro, which will be operated from Sector-83, it will be officially operated from the Sector-83 Metro station from Wednesday to the depot. This operation has to be done for about a month. Examination of technic...

Noida: The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) extended metro train trial run from depot station to Alpha-II station from Friday. One month after the first test run of the Aqua metro line on the Noida-Greater Noida corridor, another test was held on Friday, this time the train travelling till Alpha-II station from the depot metro station. The four-coach test train covered nearly 2.5km at a speed of 35 km per hour during the ‘internal’ trial. It was the first time that the train has been tested outside the depot yard, where trials were being conducted since January 2. “On Friday afternoon, the train travelled from the depot (yard) and crossed three stations including depot station, Delta-I station and Alpha-II station before it returned to the depot. All went well with the extended trial. In the next few days, we will be ready to take the train further along the track,” said P. D Upadhyay, General Manager (Finance). According to NMRC official, once they receive c...

Noida: The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) extended metro train trial run from depot station to Alpha-II station from Friday. One month after the first test run of the Aqua metro line on the Noida-Greater Noida corridor, another test was held on Friday, this time the train travelling till Alpha-II station from the depot metro station. The four-coach test train covered nearly 2.5km at a speed of 35 km per hour during the ‘internal’ trial. It was the first time that the train has been tested outside the depot yard, where trials were being conducted since January 2. “On Friday afternoon, the train travelled from the depot (yard) and crossed three stations including depot station, Delta-I station and Alpha-II station before it returned to the depot. All went well with the extended trial. In the next few days, we will be ready to take the train further along the track,” said P. D Upadhyay, General Manager (Finance). According to NMRC official, once they receive c...