Aqua Line of Noida-Greater Noida metro to run every 10 minutes during peak hours
The Noida-Greater Noida Metro will run at a gap of every 10 minutes, instead of 15 minutes beginning Monday, operator of the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) said, adding the move was taken to cover the rush the passengers during peak traffic hours.
The increased frequency would be effective from 8 am to 11 am and from 5 pm to 8 pm Monday to Friday, it said.
Commenting on the development, the NMRC said, "It has been decided by the competent authority to increase the frequency of trains by reducing headway interval from 15 minutes to 10 minutes during peak hours (8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 8 pm) on working days (Monday to Friday)."
The Aqua Line service is available from 6 am to 10 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 10 pm on weekends.
The agency has announced making its land around the 10 metro stations available to public for parking from Monday.
The stations where parking would be available are Sector 51, 76, 101, 81, 137, 142, Knowledge Park, Pari Chowk, Alpha 1 and Delta.
The Aqua Line, which has 21 stations covering 29.7 km between Noida and Greater Noida, sees a daily average ridership of 10,458 passengers, according to NMRC.
