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Noida: Commuters protest against Aqua Line Metro skipping some stations during peak hours

The skipped stations are Sector 50, Sector 101, Sector 81, Sector 83, Sector 143, Sector 144, Sector 145, Sector 146, Sector 147 and Sector 148.

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Noida: Commuters protest against Aqua Line Metro skipping some stations during peak hours
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Protesting against the Aqua Line metro skipping 10 stations during peak hours, hundreds of commuters demanded a rollback of the move, saying that it causes inconvenience to them as the trains do not stop at their stations.

For the uninitiated, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), which manages the Aqua Line, had started 'Fast Trains' last month which do not stop on certain 'low ridership' stations during peak hours. The move was aimed at reducing the travel time between Noida and Greater Noida.

Among the stations skipped by the metro train during the peak hours (8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 8 pm on weekdays) are Sector 101 and Sector 50, which is dedicated to the transgender community, they said.

The stations that are skipped during peak hours are Sector 50, Sector 101, Sector 81, Sector 83, Sector 143, Sector 144, Sector 145, Sector 146, Sector 147 and Sector 148.

“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,” NMRC chief Ritu Maheshwari had said earlier.

“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, will also become 28 minutes 30 seconds with the skipping of stations," she had added.

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