Noida: The Public Investment Board of the national government has approved the Noida-Greno West Metro Project, which is an extension of the Aqua Line Metro in Gautam Buddh Nagar and travels through the Greater Noida West region (PIB).

The budget has been authorised and modified by the PIB, and the file has been forwarded to the government for final approval. According to a report on a local news website, the PIB has approved the project, and the central government would provide 20% of the funding. The project's development might start at any time, according to sources in the local media.

The expansion of the Aqua Line metro is planned to link Noida and Greater Noida (West), commonly known as Noida Extension, and is projected to cost Rs 2,200 crore. Noida Sector 51 and Knowledge Park V in Greater Noida will be connected by the Aqua Line metro expansion route (West). Nine stops are planned for the 14.95 kilometre circuit.

The 14.95 kilometre length, 9 station Greater Noida West Metro project. Five elevated stations, comprising sectors 122, 123, 4, 12, Ecotech, and 2, will be built along a 9.15 km long elevated route in the first phase. The other four metro stations will be built in the second phase.

A total of Rs 2,200 crore is anticipated to be spent on the project by the Noida Rail Corporatio (NMRC), Noida and Greater Noida Authority, the Central Government, and the Uttar Pradesh Government.

According to the government, a 4-story metro station would be built for this line in Gaur Metropolis, making Gautam Budda Ngar the nation's first city to have such a station.