A proposed Namo Bharat and Metro corridor between Ghaziabad and Jewar could eventually provide another public-transport connection to Noida International Airport. But the project is not yet approved for construction.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation, or NCRTC, currently lists the Ghaziabad-Jewar (Noida Airport) corridor among its “upcoming corridors in advanced stages of approval”.
According to NCRTC’s current project details, the proposed corridor would be 72.44 km long and have 22 stations in total.
NCRTC says 11 stations would provide Namo Bharat services, while 18 stations would provide Metro services. These figures should not be added together to suggest that the corridor will have 29 separate stations. NCRTC’s stated total remains 22, which means the two service categories overlap within the proposed network.
At a glance
| Project detail | Current official position |
|---|---|
| Corridor | Ghaziabad-Jewar (Noida Airport) |
| Proposed length | 72.44 km |
| Total proposed stations | 22 |
| Stations with Namo Bharat services | 11 |
| Stations with Metro services | 18 |
| Current status | Advanced stages of approval |
| Construction started? | Not confirmed |
| Contractor selected? | Not confirmed |
| Confirmed completion date? | Not established in current NCRTC sources |
NCRTC’s project overview, last updated on August 4, 2026, continues to place the Ghaziabad-Jewar corridor in the approval-stage category rather than among projects confirmed as under construction.
Why 11 Namo Bharat stations plus 18 Metro stations does not mean 29 stations
The figures can be confusing because NCRTC is describing service patterns within one proposed corridor, not two separate networks that should be added together.
The corridor has 22 proposed stations overall. NCRTC says Namo Bharat services would stop at 11 stations, while Metro services would cover 18 stations within the same corridor.
For passengers, the distinction matters because Namo Bharat and Metro services are designed for different types of journeys.
NCRTC describes Namo Bharat as a regional service for relatively longer-distance travel with fewer stops and higher speeds compared with a conventional Metro system.
That could allow the same corridor to serve both longer regional trips and more frequent local journeys, depending on the final approved operating plan.
What could the corridor mean for Greater Noida and airport travel?
The proposed corridor would connect Ghaziabad with the Jewar side of the NCR transport network, terminating towards Noida International Airport.
If the project receives the required approvals and is eventually built, it could add a rail-based airport access option for residents travelling from parts of Ghaziabad, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway region.
That remains a future proposition, not a transport service residents can currently plan journeys around.
Noida International Airport began commercial flight operations on June 15, 2026, while several longer-term road and rail projects intended to improve access to the airport remain at different stages of planning, approval or construction.
One of the road projects PON is separately tracking is the Yamuna Expressway-Eastern Peripheral Expressway interchange, which has its own construction and opening timeline.
Is the Ghaziabad-Jewar corridor approved?
Not yet, based on NCRTC’s current public description.
NCRTC places Ghaziabad-Jewar under “Upcoming corridors in advanced stages of approval”.
That confirms that the proposal is active and progressing through the approval process. It does not establish that final construction approval has been granted.
Pulse of Noida is therefore not treating the corridor as approved for construction, tendered or under construction.
Those are separate project stages and would require fresh official confirmation.
This is also different from the Greater Noida West Metro extension, which is an NMRC-led Aqua Line project and should not be confused with the NCRTC Ghaziabad-Jewar proposal.
What about the project cost and completion date?
Various cost figures and target years have appeared in earlier reports about the Ghaziabad-Jewar corridor.
Pulse of Noida is not carrying a project cost or completion year in this update because the current NCRTC sources used for the central claims do not establish a presently sanctioned cost or confirmed completion deadline.
This distinction is important while the corridor remains in the approval process.
Even where a cost appears in a DPR or project estimate, an estimated project cost is not automatically the same as a sanctioned expenditure.
Similarly, a planning target should not be treated as a contractual or confirmed opening date.
What residents should watch next
The next meaningful developments will be formal project milestones rather than another proposed station list.
Residents should watch for:
- the next official approval milestone;
- confirmation of the latest DPR status;
- a definitive station and service matrix;
- confirmed funding and sanctioned project cost;
- commencement of tendering;
- contractor selection;
- start of physical construction.
Until those stages are officially documented, the safest description is straightforward:
The Ghaziabad-Jewar corridor is a proposed 72.44-km, 22-station Namo Bharat and Metro corridor that NCRTC currently says is in advanced stages of approval.
Sources
National Capital Region Transport Corporation
Noida International Airport
Pulse of Noida has used NCRTC as the controlling source for the corridor’s current status, proposed length and station/service counts. The project should not be described as approved for construction or under construction unless NCRTC or another competent government authority issues a subsequent formal confirmation.
