Greater Noida West metro gets PIB green light: 8.4km Aqua Line extension approved

The Public Investment Board (PIB) has approved a revised, shorter alignment of the long-delayed Greater Noida West metro – an 8.4km elevated corridor running from Noida Sector 51 to Greater Noida West Sector 4 (Gaur Chowk), at a cost of roughly Rs 2,000 crore.

The line adds five new stations: Sector 61, Sector 70, Sector 122, Sector 123 and Greater Noida West Sector 4 (Gaur Chowk). According to NMRC, the proposal now goes to the Union Cabinet for final sign-off once PIB’s minutes are shared – expected within a week – after which the construction-tender process begins, with a build timeline of about four years.

This is a shorter, revived version of an 18km alignment Uttar Pradesh had cleared in 2024, which stalled pending decisions on the Ghaziabad-Jewar RRTS corridor. It marks the first concrete movement on the project in roughly two years.

For homebuyers, a direct metro has long been the missing piece in Greater Noida West. Confirmed connectivity strengthens the long-term appreciation case for the sectors along the route – 61, 70, 122 and 123 – and the wider Gaur Chowk belt.