NOIDA: The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Friday announced fares for its soon-to-be-opened Aqua Line connecting Noida and Greater Noida, with minimum being Rs 9 and the utmost Rs 50. Commuters may buy QR-coded paper tickets or use sensible playing cards on the 29.7-km-long network, officers said.
They said sensible card users will get a 10 according to cent concession on fares.
A senior legit said the NMRC has already written to the Uttar Pradesh govt, looking for a date for inauguration of the metro corridor.
The announcement was once made after the 18th board meeting of the NMRC beneath the chairmanship of Sanjay Okay Murthy, also additional secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), and in presence of NMRC managing director Alok Tandon.
"All stations are ready for commercial operations. During the first year, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will operate and maintain the Aqua Line," NMRC govt director P D Upadhyaya said.
There are a total of 21 stations on the corridor, 15 of them in Noida and six in Greater Noida.
The Aqua Line would run between the Sector 71 station in Noida and the Depot Station in Greater Noida.
The board was once also knowledgeable that paintings has begun on enhancing the routes of the NMRC-operated buses in the city to ply them as metro feeder buses.
"In line with this, three new routes have also been added between Greater Noida West to the Sector 51 metro station and the City Centre metro station. Similarly, feeder buses have been started from metro stations to the residential societies in Sector 50, 51 and 76 and nearby areas," he said.
Also, tenders were floated to begin e-rickshaw products and services to supply last-mile connectivity to passengers from metro stations to a distance up to 4 kms.
According to an legit statement, travelling one station would value Rs 10 on an QR-coded ticket and Rs 9 by the use of sensible card; 2 km would value Rs 15 on ticket and Rs 13.50 on sensible card; three to six km would value Rs 20 by the use of ticket and Rs 18 on sensible card; 7 to 9 km would value Rs 30 on ticket and Rs 27 on sensible card.
"Travelling more than 10 stations but less than or 16 stations would cost Rs 40 via ticket but Rs 36 via smart card; going beyond 16 stations would cost Rs 50 via ticket but Rs 45 via smart card," it said.
The board was once also knowledgeable that the 49th battalion of the UP PAC has been entrusted with the responsibility of security on the Aqua Line, whilst some private security workforce can be deployed.
"The security personnel are being trained by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards the Delhi Metro," Upadhyaya said.
He said the protection workforce could be equipped accommodation in 800 residential properties of the Noida and the Greater Noida Authority which shall be purchased via the NMRC.
A detailed mission record (DPR) for a 14.96-km-long metro rail corridor between Noida Sector 51 and Greater Noida's Knowledge Park V was once licensed via the Greater Noida Authority in 2016 and sent to the state govt.
"During a meeting of the Greater Noida Authority on December 2, 2018, approval was given to this Rs 2,682 crore project and the NMRC was appointed its nodal agency," the statement said.
Also, the board has licensed a record via the Nomination and Remuneration Committee on the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, that would benefit 750 common staff of the NMRC.
"This would translate into a 20 per cent increase in the salaries of the NMRC employees," Upadhyaya said.
On December 21, the NMRC had received a last and necessary protection inspection approval to release industrial operations of the Aqua Line. KIS SNE SNE
They said sensible card users will get a 10 according to cent concession on fares.
A senior legit said the NMRC has already written to the Uttar Pradesh govt, looking for a date for inauguration of the metro corridor.
The announcement was once made after the 18th board meeting of the NMRC beneath the chairmanship of Sanjay Okay Murthy, also additional secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), and in presence of NMRC managing director Alok Tandon.
"All stations are ready for commercial operations. During the first year, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will operate and maintain the Aqua Line," NMRC govt director P D Upadhyaya said.
There are a total of 21 stations on the corridor, 15 of them in Noida and six in Greater Noida.
The Aqua Line would run between the Sector 71 station in Noida and the Depot Station in Greater Noida.
The board was once also knowledgeable that paintings has begun on enhancing the routes of the NMRC-operated buses in the city to ply them as metro feeder buses.
"In line with this, three new routes have also been added between Greater Noida West to the Sector 51 metro station and the City Centre metro station. Similarly, feeder buses have been started from metro stations to the residential societies in Sector 50, 51 and 76 and nearby areas," he said.
Also, tenders were floated to begin e-rickshaw products and services to supply last-mile connectivity to passengers from metro stations to a distance up to 4 kms.
According to an legit statement, travelling one station would value Rs 10 on an QR-coded ticket and Rs 9 by the use of sensible card; 2 km would value Rs 15 on ticket and Rs 13.50 on sensible card; three to six km would value Rs 20 by the use of ticket and Rs 18 on sensible card; 7 to 9 km would value Rs 30 on ticket and Rs 27 on sensible card.
"Travelling more than 10 stations but less than or 16 stations would cost Rs 40 via ticket but Rs 36 via smart card; going beyond 16 stations would cost Rs 50 via ticket but Rs 45 via smart card," it said.
The board was once also knowledgeable that the 49th battalion of the UP PAC has been entrusted with the responsibility of security on the Aqua Line, whilst some private security workforce can be deployed.
"The security personnel are being trained by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards the Delhi Metro," Upadhyaya said.
He said the protection workforce could be equipped accommodation in 800 residential properties of the Noida and the Greater Noida Authority which shall be purchased via the NMRC.
A detailed mission record (DPR) for a 14.96-km-long metro rail corridor between Noida Sector 51 and Greater Noida's Knowledge Park V was once licensed via the Greater Noida Authority in 2016 and sent to the state govt.
"During a meeting of the Greater Noida Authority on December 2, 2018, approval was given to this Rs 2,682 crore project and the NMRC was appointed its nodal agency," the statement said.
Also, the board has licensed a record via the Nomination and Remuneration Committee on the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, that would benefit 750 common staff of the NMRC.
"This would translate into a 20 per cent increase in the salaries of the NMRC employees," Upadhyaya said.
On December 21, the NMRC had received a last and necessary protection inspection approval to release industrial operations of the Aqua Line. KIS SNE SNE
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