NOIDA, Sept. 12 -- The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) announced on Thursday that its long-awaited air-conditioned skywalk connecting Delhi Metro's Blue Line (Sector 52 station) with Noida's Aqua Line (Sector 51 station) will open to the public on October 2. The 420-metre-long, 5-metre-wide structure, equipped with moving walkways and elevators, aims to seamlessly integrate both networks and eliminate the need for separate tickets during inter-line transfers.

Previously, passengers switching between these two lines had to exit one station, used temporary walkways or e-rickshaws, and re-enter the other system - a process criticised for being time-consuming, inconvenient and expensive.

NMRC commenced work on this project in March 2023...