Larsen & Toubro secured an order for partial design and construction on two sections of Noida's Aqua Line extension, a 15.1-kilometer package that would expand the metro network.
L&T said the contract is in its significant-order tier, which covers awards valued at ₹1,000 crore to ₹2,500 crore. It did not disclose the contract's exact value. The company set a 36-month completion target but did not say when that period begins.
The work spans Botanical Garden to Noida Sector-142 and Depot Station to Boraki. The order also includes work at 10 elevated stations, along with architectural finishing.
Noida Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (NMRC) gives two different lengths for the Botanical Garden–Sector-142 section. Its consultant tender lists 12.513 kilometers, while its project page gives 11.56 kilometers. Both records put the Depot Station–Boraki section at 2.60 kilometers. Those figures produce combined totals of 15.113 kilometers and 14.16 kilometers, respectively. The tender-based total rounds to L&T's stated 15.1 kilometers, but NMRC's records do not explain the discrepancy.
NMRC describes its existing network as 29.7 kilometers long, with 21 stations. Commercial service began Jan. 26, 2019. The corporation says Botanical Garden is planned to connect with the Delhi Metro's Blue and Magenta lines. It describes Boraki as a planned interchange with Indian Railways and interstate and local bus terminals.
The order is separate from the Sector-51-to-Greater Noida Sector-04 corridor approved by the Union Cabinet on Nov. 11. The government lists that route at 8.449 kilometers, with five elevated stations.
EconoTimes previously covered L&T's 1.82% share rise on Nov. 9, when the company disclosed the Noida Metro order.
