On 14-July, the satellite town of Ghaziabad became the third city in the National Capital Region (NCR) to find a place on the Metro map, after Gurgaon and Noida.By evening, about 30,000 people from Ghaziabad and adjacent areas in Uttar Pradesh (UP) had taken the Metro from the two new stations -Kaushambi and Vaishali -on the 2.57km extended corridor.
| Length of new stretch: 2.57 km | Two new stations: Vaishali, Kaushambi | Train Frequency: 5 minutes 34 seconds |
| Travel time from Sector 21, Dwarka, to Vaishali: 81 min 22 seconds | Number of stations between Sector 21 Dwarka & Vaishali : 41 | Min & Max Fares: Rs.8 & Rs.30 |
| Commuters from Sahibabad can use foot-overbridge (FOB) across Kaushambi and Vaishali stations. Lifts at both entry points of FOB | Kaushambi station has three levels connected by three lifts and 2 escalators; Vaishali station has five levels with 3 lifts and 4 escalators | Kaushambi has 4 ticket counters; Vaishali has 6 |
| Stations to have a total of 22 automatic fare collection gates with Kaushambi having 9 and Vaishali 13 | Cars pick-and-drop points, along with cycle rickshaw and auto stands, provided outside both stations | Both stations have toilets for men, women and the physically challenged in the unpaid area |
| Special ramps inside both stations for movement of physically challenged | Vaishali station to be developed on lines of a mall | Parking: Kaushambi (50 cars, 100 two-wheelers) Vaishali (250 cars and 250 two-wheelers) |
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