The Metro takes a trial run ahead of the launch as devotees head for the immersion at the MJ Market on Sunday. — S. Surender Reddy Hyderabad: The LB Nagar to Ameerpet Metro corridor, which has one of the most congested roads in the city, will become operational on Monday, September 24. It is a crucial link between the north-western and south-eastern parts of the city through the core part of Hyderabad. The new LB Nagar to Ameerpet Metro has iconic structures which would be a treat to watch during the commute. The train will go past Assembly, Moazzam Jahi Market, Osmania Medical College, and Exhibition Grounds. It connects major bus and railway stations including MGBS, Nampally, Dilsukhnagar and LB Nagar and links with Khairatabad and Malakpet MMTS. The MGBS Interchange Metro Rail station is one of the biggest Metro Rail stations in Asia. It connects corridor-I Miyapur-LB Nagar and corridor-II at JBS-Falaknuma. While the corridor-I station is at a lower level (1st and 2nd floor level), corridor-II station is at the upper level (3rd and 4th floor level). With a length of 140 metres and width of 45 metres, MGBS has got two arms, one catering to MGBS bus depot and the other to Chaderghat area across the Musi river. In a press statement, HMR MD N.V.S. Reddy said, “Two big skywalks connect all the platforms of MGBS bus station on one side and the second skywalk connects Chaderghat area. Chaderghat skywalk is 600-foot long and 20-foot wide. The skywalks are very wide keeping in mind the increase in traffic over the next few decades.” The street level on both MGBS side and Chaderghat side is being beautified with a combination of cobblestones, Tandur and Shahbad stones to merge with the “Heritage Precinct” being developed by HMRL in the 5-km stretch between Assembly station and MGBS via Nampally, MJ Market, Jambagh, Osmania Medical College (OMC), and Rang Mahal. Railings designed in the Indo-Persian style will extend from Nampally to MGBS.<doc-sep>L& T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) on Thursday announced that the Chief Electrical Inspector to Government of India (CEIG) for Hyderabad Metro Rail Project D.V.S. Raju has inspected 33kV/415V indoor substations installed in four stations from Peddamma Temple to Hitech City. These stations are part of Corridor-III (Ameerpet to Hitec City stretch) of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project. This inspection is a part of the process for according sanction for energisation of stations which will facilitate the testing and commissioning activities of railway systems like signalling, telecommunication and automatic fare collection in this section. Metro rail stations receive power at 33kV voltage through ring main fed from 132/33/25 kV receiving sub-stations (RSS) located at Yousufguda and Uppal. “Commissioning these auxiliary sub-stations will boost the progress and hasten the completion of metro rail section between Ameerpet and Hitec City of Corridor-III,” observed CEIG D.V.S. Raju. A month ago, Mr. Raju had inspected the indoor substations in four other metro rail stations from Madhuranagar, Yousufguda, Jubilee Hills Road No 5 and Jubilee Hills Check Post on the same route. “This is an important development for Corridor-III (Ameerpet to Hitec City stretch) as commissioning these stations will make auxiliary power supply available for the entire stretch of 10 km,” said L&T Metro Rail MD & CEO K.V.B. Reddy. Record footfalls at L.B. Nagar station In just two days of being brought under the metro rail network, the terminal station of L.B. Nagar has overtaken all other stations in having 10,200 passenger footfalls like Miyapur 8,800 and KPHB 8,600. Ameerpet interchange station continues to be in the top clocking 14,700 passengers a day, informed HMR MD N.V.S. Reddy. He also stated that 1.66 lakh passengers had travelled on Wednesday out of whom 1.50 lakh were paid passengers. The new section of Ameerpet- LB Nagar has added 82,000 and hence, the number of passengers using Corridor 1 - L.B. Nagar to Miyapur of 29 km was at 1.16 lakh. The 17-km stretch of Corridor III (Ameerpet-Nagole) accounted for 50,000 footfalls, he added.<doc-sep>The Hyderabad metro rail network could soon see connectivity to the airport at Shamshabad as a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the second phase of the metro project is being readied by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The Managing Director of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) stated that an internal discussion had taken place and that the DPR would soon be sent to the State Government for its approval. The official further stated that under Phase II, metro links would be taken to new areas including bridging of gap between LB Nagar and Nagole. Assuring that work on the Hyderabad metro project was proceeding at a good pace, the concessionaire L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited is expected to incur an additional expenditure of Rs. 2,500 crore to wrap up the entire project. This news comes in the light of a very encouraging response for the Ameerpet-LB Nagar stretch of Hyderabad metro which saw a footfall of 69,000 on the second day. Currently with 46 km of lines, Hyderabad metro has the second largest metro network in the country.<doc-sep>
Hyderabad Metro Rail is its services on Ameerpet to LB Nagar Metro route today. The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety has issued the safety certificate for passenger train operations on this stretch after testing and commissioning. Here are some key facts about the new route: * The Ameerpet to LB Nagar stretch is 16-km long and marks the completion of the phase-I corridor. The Corridor-I now connects Miyapur to Ameerpet to LB Nagar. * It covers a total distance of 29 km including the new 16-km stretch. The Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E S L Narasimhan has flagged off the Metro train at Ameerpet station. * PM Modi had inaugurated the 30-km Miyapur-Ameerpet-Nagole stretch in November 2017. There are 17 stations, spanning a length of 16 km in the Ameerpet to LB Nagar section of Hyderabad Metro Rail. Services will be flagged off on this section at Ameerpet Interchange station on September 24th.#HMRL #MetroConnectivity #LBNagar #Ameerpet #CorridorI@KTRTRS @md_hmrl pic.twitter.com/EYkTXaPflZ — Hyderabad Metro Rail (@hmrgov) September 24, 2018 Check out Hyderabad Metro Route Map * With its operation on Ameerpet to LB Nagar route, the Hyderabad Metro now has a total operational stretch of 46 km, the second largest in the country after Delhi Metro. * There are 24 stations in the operational 30 km line. * With the opening of 10 km Ameerpet-Hi-Tec city line from December 2018, the total operational length will be of 56 km. * The Hyderabad Metro Rail will also be starting its services between Jubilee Bus Station and MGBS (10 km) around mid-2019. * As per reports, the MGBS stations will be one of the biggest Metro stations in Asia. Check Hyderabad Metro Fare Chart (As per November, 2017 data) * Hyderabad Metro has a footfall of around 85,000 passengers per day (on its 30 km stretch of Miyapur-Nagole). * The Hyderabad Metro is also developing a heritage precinct along with continuous and wide footpaths for seamless pedestrian movement on a five km stretch between Police Control Room and Rangamahal Junction, covering five stations of Assembly, Nampally, Gandhi Bhavan, OMC and MGBS in Corridor-I, reported PTI. The Hyderabad Metro provides train services at every seven minutes during peak-hours and every eight minutes during non-peak hours. The first train starts at 6am and the last train leaves at 10pm. (With Agency inputs)