Will be in Hyderabad today, where I inaugurate the Hyderabad Metro and take part in the @GES2017. The Summit, which is jointly hosted with USA celebrates entrepreneurship. This year we are focussing on the theme 'Women First, Prosperity for All.’ https://t.co/oCPJCen96T
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 28, 2017
- The Hyderabad Metro project has been divided into three corridors — all passing through areas with high population density. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the project, which covers 24 stations.
- The trains will run from Miyapur in north Hyderabad to Ameerpet – a connecting station – on corridor one, and from there to Nagole in the eastern side of the city, which is part of Corridor 2.
- Initially, the metro would run from 6 am to 10 pm. It would be rescheduled — 5.30 am to 11 pm — depending on traffic and demand, Telangana’s Technology Minister K T Rama Rao has said.
- The price of tickets will range between Rs. 10 and Rs. 60.
- The operations will start with three coaches — each of which can accommodate 330 people — per train. The number of coaches would be increased to six depending on traffic.
- The elevated metro will have stations located at a distance of approximately one kilometer.
- The metro will eventually include feeder bus services, parking facility at strategic locations and have connectivity with other modes of transport.
- There are also plans to build sky-walks connecting the stations directly to commercial complexes, stadiums and offices.
- The project, which started in July 2012, was scheduled to be completed by June this year, but issues like land acquisition led to delays.
- The Hyderabad Metro line will eventually be a 72-km elevated stretch, which will be completed by next year. It is the largest such public-private partnership project, the state government has said.
Source, NDTV.