The much-awaited metro rail linking the twin-cities of Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar was opened for the public by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The Aqua Line would run between Sector 71 station in Noida and Depot Station in Greater Noida. There are total of 21 stations on the corridor – 15 of them in Noida and six in Greater Noida spread over a distance of 29.7-km. The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) received safety clearance for launching commercial operations from the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) after final and mandatory safety inspection of the corridor. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will assist NMRC over the next one year in operating the Aqua Line.