Noida: Commuters protest against Aqua Line Metro skipping some stations during peak hours
The skipped stations are Sector 50, Sector 101, Sector 81, Sector 83, Sector 143, Sector 144, Sector 145, Sector 146, Sector 147 and Sector 148. File photo
Updated: Mar 2, 2021, 01:07 PM IST
Protesting against the Aqua Line metro skipping 10 stations during peak hours, hundreds of commuters demanded a rollback of the move, saying that it causes inconvenience to them as the trains do not stop at their stations.
For the uninitiated, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), which manages the Aqua Line, had started Fast Trains last month which do not stop on certain low ridership stations during peak hours. The move was aimed at reducing the travel time between Noida and Greater Noida.
Updated Feb 05, 2021 | 15:23 IST
The average run time of the Aqua Line from Sector 51 Metro Station in Noida to Depot Station in Greater Noida and vice versa is 45 minutes 43 seconds (one way) Noida metro fast trains to skip 10 stations during peak hours to reduce travel time. Details inside
New Delhi: In order to reduce the travel time of Aqua Line commuters, Noida Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (NMRC) recently decided to introduce “Fast Trains”. These Fast Trains will skip the stations having low ridership during peak hours. NMRC has implemented this from this month. From 8 February, commuters of the Noida-Greater Noida Metro can opt for these Fast Trains .
The initiative will be implemented in February, NMRC Managing Director said. (File)
Noida:
In order to reduce the travel time of Aqua Line commuters, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Tuesday said it has decided to introduce fast trains which will skip stations having low ridership during peak hours.
The initiative will be implemented in February, NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said in a statement.
She said Metro train services starting from terminal stations (Sector 51 Station and Depot Station) from 8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 8 pm on weekdays i.e., Monday to Friday will be fast trains . Of the 21 stations on the Aqua Line, 10 stations will be skipped by these fast trains during peak hours, Ms Maheshwari said.
Noida Metro to introduce Fast Trains on Aqua Line during peak hours
The average run time of the Aqua Line from Sector 51 Metro Station in Noida to Depot Station in Greater Noida and vice versa is 45 minutes 43 seconds (one way), which will be reduced to 36 minutes 40 seconds, thereby saving around 9 minutes of travel time for the Aqua Line commuters.
NMRC will be implementing this in February itself.
The length of the corridor covered by the Aqua Line is 29.8 km.
The average run time of the Aqua Line from Sector 51 Metro Station in Noida to Depot Station in Greater Noida and vice versa is 45 minutes 43 seconds (one way), which will be reduced to 36 minutes 40 seconds, thereby saving around 9 minutes of travel time for the Aqua Line commuters.