Noida, November 10: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a major construction order from Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) to build 15.1 kilometres of elevated viaducts and 10 metro stations as part of the Aqua Line expansion across Noida and Greater Noida.
The company announced the order on November 9, confirming that its Heavy Civil Infrastructure business will undertake design and construction work on two separate stretches: Botanical Garden to Sector 142 and Depot Station to Boraki.
L&T has classified the contract as a “significant” order, a category covering projects valued between ₹1,000 crore and ₹2,500 crore. However, the company has not disclosed the exact contract value.
The construction work has a 36-month execution period and includes elevated viaducts, 10 elevated stations and associated architectural finishing work.
The Botanical Garden–Sector 142 extension is planned to have eight stations, while the Depot Station–Boraki stretch will have two.
The order marks progress in the planned expansion of the Aqua Line, which is intended to improve public transport connectivity between Noida, Greater Noida and Delhi.
One of the most important features of the Botanical Garden extension is its proposed connection with Delhi Metro’s Blue and Magenta lines.
Passengers currently have an interchange arrangement between the Aqua Line’s Sector 51 station and Delhi Metro’s Sector 52 station via a pedestrian connection.
The proposed Botanical Garden extension is expected to provide an additional interchange with Delhi Metro, potentially making journeys between the networks more convenient.
According to the government’s approved plans, the Botanical Garden interchange will include a foot overbridge connecting the Aqua Line with the existing Delhi Metro stations.
The extension could particularly benefit commuters travelling between residential areas, business districts and workplaces across Noida and Delhi.
Meanwhile, the Depot Station–Boraki extension is intended to improve connectivity to the planned Multi-Modal Transportation Hub in Greater Noida.
The proposed hub is designed to bring together metro, railway and bus services, allowing passengers to transfer between different modes of transport.
However, the hub’s broader development remains separate from L&T’s newly announced metro construction contract.
The Central Government approved the approximately 11.56-kilometre Botanical Garden–Sector 142 corridor on February 13, 2026, with the formal sanction order issued on March 17.
The government’s sanction specified an overall project completion period of 48 months from the date of approval.
By comparison, L&T’s newly announced order has a 36-month execution period covering its assigned construction work.
These timelines relate to different project and contractual requirements and should not be treated as interchangeable.
The November 9 announcement does not specify when L&T’s 36-month execution period will begin or provide a confirmed date for opening the extensions to passengers.
The awarded scope primarily concerns elevated civil infrastructure and architectural work.
It does not establish that railway tracks, signalling equipment, electrical systems or other facilities required for passenger operations have been installed.
Similarly, the announcement does not confirm that construction of all 10 stations has begun or that either extension is ready for passenger services.
Once completed and operational, the planned extensions could provide more convenient metro connections between Delhi, Noida and Greater Noida, while reducing dependence on road transport for some commuters.
However, these benefits will depend on the completion of construction, installation of the required operational systems, testing and the eventual start of passenger services.
For L&T, the order adds another urban rail infrastructure assignment to its project portfolio, covering two separate Aqua Line extensions with a combined elevated viaduct construction scope of 15.1 kilometres.
The November 9 announcement confirms the award of substantial construction work, but it does not mean that the extensions have been completed or opened to passengers.
