Noida's Metro Aqua Line opened: All you need to know

This corridor has a total of 21 station- 15 of in Noida and the remaining six in Greater Noida. The Aqua Line would run between the Sector 71 station in Noida and the Depot Station in Greater Noida.

For last mile connectivity upto 4 km, tenders for e-rickshaws have been floated by the NMRC which is also modifying the routes of the NMRC-operated buses in the city to ply them as metro feeder buses. 

Feeder buses have been started from metro stations to the residential societies in Sector 50, 51 and 76 and nearby areas.

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has also finalised the fares the upcoming Aqua Line with minimum being Rs 9 and the maximum Rs 50. Commuters could buy QR-coded paper tickets or use smart cards on the 29.7-km-long network, officials said. They said smart card users will get a 10 per cent concession on fares.

"The security personnel are being trained by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards the Delhi Metro," NMRC executive director P D Upadhyaya said.

He said the security personnel would be provided accommodation in 800 residential houses of the Noida and the Greater Noida Authority which will be purchased by the NMRC.