HMRL Celebrates Seven ‘Glorious Years’ as Catalyst for Hyd’s Economic Growth
3 weeks, 3 days ago

HMRL Celebrates Seven ‘Glorious Years’ as Catalyst for Hyd’s Economic Growth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Hyderabad Metro Rail celebrated its seventh anniversary, claiming a ridership of 63.4 crore commuters, daily average footfall of 4.75 lakh passengers with 2024 clocking a peak of 5.63 lakh passengers. This is the world’s largest metro rail project implemented under the public-private partnership mode. Sai Nikhil, a digital marketing executive, who was felicitated as a ‘loyal rider’, said, “Metro Rail has been so helpful to me, I was able to beat the traffic of Hyderabad and meet my clients on time.” Auditor Sai Pratiba said, “Each day I take at least two trips. Reddy, managing director of HMRL, who is on this project since inception, said, “Hyderabad Metro Rail is not just a mode of transportation; it's a catalyst for economic growth, social development, and environmental sustainability.

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10 years on, Hyderabad metro rail phase 2 rolls into action
2 weeks, 3 days ago

10 years on, Hyderabad metro rail phase 2 rolls into action

The Hindu  

Later this month, the bustling streets of Hyderabad’s Old City will witness the rumble of excavators – not for routine roadworks, but to mark a transformative step in the city’s urban transit story. The much-anticipated second phase of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project is set to commence, starting with the demolition of approximately 400 properties along the 3.5 km stretch …

Metro Rail connectivity to Telangana’s proposed ‘fourth city’: HMR MD
4 months, 1 week ago

Metro Rail connectivity to Telangana’s proposed ‘fourth city’: HMR MD

The Hindu  

Hyderabad Metro Rail and Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy said that the special purpose vehicle of the Telangana Government to supervise the construction of metro rail for the capital region is also going to prepare a Detailed Project Report for the proposed ‘fourth city’ as is being planned by the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Participating in …

French Ambassador ‘impressed’ with Hyderabad Metro Rail
8 months, 3 weeks ago

French Ambassador ‘impressed’ with Hyderabad Metro Rail

The Hindu  

Ambassador of France to India Thierry Mathou said he was “highly impressed” by the Hyderabad Metro Rail system and called it a “shining example of innovation and technological advancement in urban transportation”. A presentation was made to the delegation on the diverse facets of the Hyderabad Metro, including the network’s state-of-the-art technology, operational excellence, and commitment to sustainable urban mobility. …

Hyderabad Metro Rail to Add More Coaches to Handle Summer Rush
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad Metro Rail to Add More Coaches to Handle Summer Rush

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited is likely to increase the number of coaches to provide relief to passengers, who are forced to travel shoulder-to-shoulder during peak hours. The Metro Rail systems in many major cities run four coaches per train. The Metro Rail caters to up to five lakh passengers across its three corridors, spanning 57 stations, and completes …

HMR to issue notices to 1,000 properties for completing MGBS-Falaknuma metro line
1 year, 5 months ago

HMR to issue notices to 1,000 properties for completing MGBS-Falaknuma metro line

The Hindu  

Hyderabad Metro Rail has announced that the remaining 5.5-km balance work from MGBS to Falaknuma in the Old City under the first phase of metro rail will be taken up by issuing land acquisition notices to about 1,000 properties within a month. Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao had directed the HMR authorities to start preparatory works for undertaking the remaining part …

Hyderabad Metro Train Makes 5 Lakh Mark
1 year, 5 months ago

Hyderabad Metro Train Makes 5 Lakh Mark

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Five lakh and ten thousand people took the Hyderabad Metro Rail on Monday, the ridership boosted by IT staff returning to work, congestion on the roads and the shutdown of 22 MMTS services. Reddy, MD, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited, told this newspaper that the Miyapur-LB Nagar Corridor 1 recorded 2.6 lakh passengers; 25,000 on Corridor 2 between JBS and …

Old City Metro project in limbo, while Hyderabad Airport line moves ahead
1 year, 7 months ago

Old City Metro project in limbo, while Hyderabad Airport line moves ahead

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad is developing in all directions, with swanky malls, gated communities and high-rise buildings, and a Metro Rail link that stretches 69 km, serving a large number of IT and BPO employees, but the Old City is cut off, at least as far as the Metro Rail project is concerned. Rapid progress has been made on the Hyderabad Airport …

It's a nightmare at Metro stations during rush hour
1 year, 8 months ago

It's a nightmare at Metro stations during rush hour

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: They walk in hoping to reach their college for their practicals on time, but are in for a rude surprise. They quickly pull out their phones to click pictures of the rush at the Ameerpet Metro Rail station, to be able to share pictures of the humungous crowd there as 'proof' for being late. "News of crowded metro trains …

Govt will not accept unreasonable hike in Metro Rail fares: KTR
1 year, 10 months ago

Govt will not accept unreasonable hike in Metro Rail fares: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Rama Rao on Saturday said that the state government would not accept if the Hyderabad Metro Rail concessionaire L&T resorted to an unreasonable hike in ticket fares. Since Hyderabad Metro Rail was executed under the public-private partnership mode, the government was also a partner and any decision on the fares should be taken by consensus, he said. Rao lashed out …

Hyderabad Metro turns 5; air passengers can check in at Airport station
2 years ago

Hyderabad Metro turns 5; air passengers can check in at Airport station

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited completed five years of operation with the first service of the Metro train starting from Miyapur on November 29, 2017. The performances, organised by Hyderabad Metro Rail's trademark programme, "Metro Medley," which promotes art and culture, in partnership with Tatvaa Arts, kept passengers entertained as they waited, and some even stayed back for a …

Metro Rail has become the preferred choice for citizens: HMR MD
2 years ago

Metro Rail has become the preferred choice for citizens: HMR MD

The Hindu  

Hyderabad Metro Rail has become the traffic lifeline and vital part of everyday commuting for citizens of the twin cities. While constructing the world’s largest metro rail project in PPP mode against innumerable hurdles was itself a humongous challenge, running the services in the last five years has been equally challenging. Metro rail has become a preferred choice for the …

Hyderabad Metro Rail\'s car-free appeal riles commuters
2 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad Metro Rail\'s car-free appeal riles commuters

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The World Car Free Day is observed annually on September 22 and promotes car-free days in cities all around the world. The Hyderabad Metro Rail tweeted, “Hello Hyderabad, Let's give your cars a day's rest on the occasion of World Car Free Day” and shared an image inviting the city commuters to use the metro, which sparked backlash from …

Megapatham - poetic anthology of HMR MD launched
2 years, 4 months ago

Megapatham - poetic anthology of HMR MD launched

The Hindu  

Hyderabad Metro Rail has won the hearts of the commuters as a reliable, fast, safe and eco-friendly transport system in the city and it has been an innovative effort in creating world class infrastructure with least burden on public finances, said Managing Director N.V.S. Mr. Reddy was speaking at the launch of his poetic anthology Megapatham or ‘Path in the …

HMDA puts logistics park plans on the back-burner
2 years, 7 months ago

HMDA puts logistics park plans on the back-burner

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The HMDA has put its plan to set up more logistic parks in cold storage. The Batasingaram and Mangalpally logistics parks were built on public private partnership mode to provide facilities related to freight logistics, considering the location and strategic advantages of Hyderabad. The parks were to offer efficient logistics management and serve as regional hubs and integrated one-stop …

Zero response for speed rail project
2 years, 7 months ago

Zero response for speed rail project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Despite the hype, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority’s is finding no takers for the ambitious semi-high speed rail connectivity to Warangal and to Vijayawada. According to the CTR, metro rail should run for a 417-km stretch in the Hyderabad metropolitan area, which includes the existing project, a bus rapid transport system for 438 km and extending the multimodal transport system …

Plans for metro connectivity to Hyderabad’s Old City revived
2 years, 9 months ago

Plans for metro connectivity to Hyderabad’s Old City revived

The Hindu  

The Hyderabad Metro Rail has received allocations to the tune of ₹2,377.35 crore in this year’s budget with pending connectivity to the Old City from MGBS, Imlibun to Falaknuma of Corridor II of 5.5 km suddenly receiving a filip. New proposed rapid metro rail to the Shamshabad airport has been allotted ₹377.35 crore for which the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation …

Metro rail’s challenges were daunting: N.V.S. Reddy
3 years ago

Metro rail’s challenges were daunting: N.V.S. Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: After four years of roller-coaster ride, the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited is limping back to normalcy, with services resumed and passengers relying on the classic mode of urban public transport in large numbers. While there was tremendous satisfaction over the successful commissioning and operations of the world’s largest metro on PPP mode, the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic are …

Hardships to continue for metro riders in Telangana\'s twin cities
3 years, 4 months ago

Hardships to continue for metro riders in Telangana\'s twin cities

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Citing losses, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited has been “under-operating” with fewer trains, not all entry points being kept open at its stations and some escalators and turnstiles not operating. "HMRL has shuttered entrances and closed automated turnstiles at almost all entrances on Nagole-Miyapur line," said regular commuter Kamal Prasad. Though there are signboards saying 'Please take the next entrance', …

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