Noida Metro: ‘Fast trains’ to skip 10 stations throughout peak hours to cut back journey time

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In order to cut back the journey time of Aqua Line commuters, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Tuesday stated it has determined to introduce “fast trains” which can skip stations having low ridership throughout peak hours. The initiative might be carried out in February, NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari stated in a press release.
She stated Metro prepare providers ranging from terminal stations (Sector 51 Station and Depot Station) from 8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to eight pm on weekdays i.e., Monday to Friday might be “fast trains”.
“Of the 21 stations on the Aqua Line, 10 stations will be skipped by these fast trains during peak hours,” Maheshwari stated.
The stations which might be skipped are Sector – 50, Sector – 101, Sector – 81, Sector – 83, Sector – 143, Sector – 144, Sector – 145, Sector – 146, Sector – 147 and Sector 148 Metro Stations, she stated.
QR Tickets is not going to be offered at these stations and for these stations throughout ‘quick trains’ working hours, she added.

“The average run time of the Aqua Line from Sector 51 Metro Station in Noida to Depot Station in Greater Noida and vice versa is 45 minutes 43 seconds (one way), which will be reduced to 36 minutes 40 seconds, thereby saving around 9 minutes of travel time for the Aqua Line commuters,” the NMRC chief stated.
“The run time between Sector 51 Metro station (having highest ridership) and Pari Chowk Metro Station (having second highest ridership), which is presently 37 minutes, may also grow to be 28 minutes 30 seconds with the skipping of stations,” she stated.
However, Maheshwari stated the frequency of trains from Monday to Friday will stay the identical i.e., 7.5 minutes throughout peak hours and 10 minutes in non-peak hours.
On Saturdays and Sundays, Aqua Line trains will proceed to run at a frequency of quarter-hour with no skipping of stations, she added.
Adequate efforts are being made by NMRC to generate consciousness among the many normal public relating to the schedule of Fast Trains and the stations that might be skipped, in accordance with the assertion.
Signages indicating the timings of regular and quick trains and the checklist of stations that might be skipped might be displayed in any respect the Metro stations of the Aqua Line. Regular bulletins on this regard may also be made contained in the stations and the trains, it added.
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