Noida Metro Passengers Complain Against Aqua Line Skipping 10 Metro Stations Including Sector 50, Sector 101 During Peak Hours

On Saturday, office bearers of residents’ groups held a protest against the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) due to Aqua Line metro skipping 10 stations during peak hours, reports Financial Express.

Among the metro stations that are skipped by Noida Metro train on weekdays from 8:00 am to 11:00 am and from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm are those corresponding to Sector 50, Sector 81, Sector 83, Sector 101, Sector 143, Sector 144, Sector 145, Sector 146, Sector 147 and Sector 148.

From 8 February 2020, NMRC started fast trains which are allowed to skip certain low-ridership metro stations during peak hours to reduce the travel time between terminus stations in Noida and Greater Noida by nine minutes.

The residents said that that a nine-minute faster metro ride does not give any major advantage to passengers but it definitely causes inconvenience to those whose stations are being skipped.

“Many residents of high-rise apartments have purchased flats considering the closeness of the metro station. During peak hours, there are many women commuters, students and senior citizens who have to bear the brunt of this decision,” the report quoted a protester as saying.