Hyderabad Metro Rail News & Updates

The prestigious Stanford University has included the Hyderabad Metro Project as a case study for its MBA students and professors. This case study has been published in the latest edition of the Social Innovation Review, a journal by the institution. The Indian School of Business (ISB) has described this as a rare honor for an Indian organization. The journal covers the challenges faced during the implementation of various large-scale projects around the world, the leadership qualities needed to overcome these challenges, and the solutions.

The Mahalakshmi scheme launched by the state government has had a visible impact on the ridership of the Hyderabad Metro, according to P. Ramakrishnan, head investor relations at Larsen & Toubro Ltd. during its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2023. Despite the overall improvement in average metro ridership from 3.94 lakh passengers per day in Q3 last year to 4.44 lakh passengers per day in Q3FY24, Ramakrishnan revealed that the average ridership in the previous quarter of the current year was 4.62 lakh passengers per day. There were lakh passengers.

The government has already blocked the Raidurgam-Shamshabad airport route (31 km) to start the Hyderabad Metro Rail Extension Project. But apart from this, it has been decided to build metro on 8 km route till Nanakranguda Financial District instead of Rayadurgam. Apart from this, on the instructions of the CM, Hyderabad Metro officials have prepared the final route map for other routes.

Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy has finalised the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) second phase of 70 km length, connecting the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) from four corners of the city to ensure that metro rail services are accessible to the majority of commuters in the State capital.

Consul General of the United States of America in Hyderabad Jennifer Larson lauded the expansion plans of the Hyderabad Metro during her maiden visit on Wednesday. Larsen, along with HMRL Managing Director NVS Reddy and other officials, had a first-hand experience of the city's metro system and interacted with passengers during his visit.

Telangana Chief Minister A. The proposed airport metro line through the old city is likely to have an inter-change station at Chandrayangutta, as directed by Revanth Reddy. Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) officials are planning to extend the remaining 5.5 km MGBS-Falaknuma stretch by another 1.5 km in this area. It also discussed whether the existing signaling and train control system should be used or a new system should be adopted.

CM KCR made another important announcement during Telangana elections. CM KCR announced that the metro rail line will be extended to Isnapur in Patancheru constituency.

In view of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival (September 19), Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) has announced that metro services will be available till 1 pm on the day of Ganesh idol immersion. According to HMRL Managing Director NVS Reddy, Metro authorities will take strict measures to prevent excessive crowding.

Amid the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) has come up with a new advisory. Metro authorities have taken special transport measures to control and accommodate the huge crowd of devotees who are scheduled to reach the iconic Khairatabad Ganesh idol to seek blessings from the deity.

Metro work of Phase 3 of Hyderabad Metro has started. To begin with, as per the directions of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, selected agencies have been directed to start field surveys simultaneously in all the designated corridors. The selected consultancy agencies will now have to prepare the Preliminary Project Report (PPR) within two months. This includes conducting traffic surveys, forecasting travel demand, estimating ridership, analyzing alternative options, etc.

Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited lanzó el domingo un estudio con drones de la alineación ferroviaria propuesta para el corredor entre la estación de autobuses Mahatma Gandhi en Imlibun. Las obras de este corredor se iniciaron en julio de este año siguiendo instrucciones del Ministro Principal, K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

On the occasion of the Independence Day celebration, the chief minister of Telangana K Chandrashekar Rao has made a major announcement related to Hyderabad metro rail connectivity. He said that the state government has formulated an action plan to extend the metro rail connectivity by 415 kilometers around Hyderabad.

Hyderabad Metro Rail will be developed under eight metro extension corridors and four corridors on the Outer Ring Road with a total extension of 278 km at a cost of Rs 60,000 crore. Rs 9,100 crore has been approved as Revised Cost Estimate for Phase 2 BHEL-Lakdi-Ka-Pul to Miyapur corridor (26 km) and five km from Nagole to LB Nagar.

Congress MP Komitreddy Venkat Reddy has called on Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to extend the Hyderabad Metro Rail from LB Nagar to Hayatnagar to address the city’s rapid expansion. The demand for this extension has been long-standing, particularly from the residents of Abdullahpurmet and surrounding areas situated on the southern side of Hyderabad.

Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) has recently declared that the MGBS-Falaknuma stretch of Corridor-II (Green Line) will feature 120-feet wide roads beneath the viaduct at all five stations. The decision was made in response to the challenges and congestion experienced during the phase-1 implementation, according to HMRL managing director NVS Reddy. To facilitate the construction of this stretch, more than 1,000 properties will need to be acquired.

The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the Raidurg-Airport stretch was opened by Hyderabad Airport Metro Ltd (HAML). The project invited global tenders for the Airport Metro project, and a pre-bid meeting was held on 14th June.

The metro train timings on Corridor II between Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) and Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) have been changed from 6 am to 11 pm, according to a press release from Larsen & Toubro, which runs the service through a public-private partnership. Earlier, the timings were 6:30 am to 11 pm owing to the flyover construction crossing the metro corridor at RTC Crossroads.

According to Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Minister K T Rama Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrashekar Rao, has urged for the swift implementation of the long-pending metro rail connectivity project in Hyderabad's Old City.

Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited (GMRC) has released the notification for the recruitment of Station Controller/ Train Operator, SC/TO and Junior Engineer and other posts. Under this, a total of 118 posts will be recruited.

The timings of Hyderabad Metro Rail service have been rescheduled from July 2. The Hyderabad Metro Rail will now operate from 7 am (first train) to 9.45 pm (last train from respective stations), reaching all terminating stations around 10.45 pm, with Covid-19 safety protocol.

The ball has been set rolling for Warangal to emerge as the second city in Telangana to have a metro rail after Hyderabad, with the detailed project report (DPR) that has already been prepared likely to be submitted to the State Cabinet soon. Unlike the Hyderabad Metro, Warangal’s will be a Neo system and will be a combination of both At-Grade (ground level) and elevated system, covering a distance of 15.5 km with 21 stations.

With no permission accorded by the centres in its latest unlock 3.0 guidelines, Hyderabad metro services will remain suspended in August. It is believed that resumption of metro services in the metropolitan cities would further increase the COVID-19 cases in the country.