Airport metro progressing at a brisk pace
1 year, 11 months ago

Airport metro progressing at a brisk pace

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: To expedite grounding of airport metro works, several pre-construction activities have been taken up simultaneously, said N.V.S. While the last date for submission of bids for general consultant is January 20, survey work to fine tune Metro Rail track alignment and station locations is in full swing. Use of satellite-based differential global positioning system and electronic total station with built-in programs will assure precise survey inputs and capturing accurate coordinates. While the the detailed project report has followed the traditional railway engineering method to identify possible station locations, an innovative approach is now being adopted by taking cognisance of the massive commercial and residential developments in Nanakramguda, financial district, Kokapet, Narsingi, Rajendranagar and Shamshabad.

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Works for Hyderabad Old City Metro expedited
1 week, 1 day ago

Works for Hyderabad Old City Metro expedited

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The land acquisition process for the construction of the Metro in the Old City has been expedited following the orders of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, covering nearly seven-and-a-half-kilometers between MGBS and Chandrayangutta, announced Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited Managing Director NVS Reddy on Sunday. He revealed that requisitions for 900 properties have already been submitted to the district collector …

10 years on, Hyderabad metro rail phase 2 rolls into action
2 weeks, 4 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 …

Hyderabad’s Airport Metro works to start after JV pact with Centre
5 months ago

Hyderabad’s Airport Metro works to start after JV pact with Centre

The Hindu  

Construction of the new metro rail route to the international airport in Shamshabad, in the outskirts of Hyderabad, is likely to begin soon after the formation of a joint venture between the Telangana government and the Centre. Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail Limited is finalising, with the support of general consultant Systra, the detailed project reports for extension of phase 1 …

Hyderabad: Engineers Take Stock of Challenges Ahead of Metro Corridors
5 months, 1 week ago

Hyderabad: Engineers Take Stock of Challenges Ahead of Metro Corridors

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A team of Hyderabad Airport Metro Ltd engineers and GC engineering experts on Wednesday continued their inspection of the Miyapur-Patancheru, LB nagar-Hayathnagar metro phase-II corridors, and the Mailardevpally-Aramghar-New High Court spur line which are on the National Highways. HAML officials said that the seven-km LB nagar-Hayathnagar Metro phase-II corridor will be an extension of the existing viaduct at LB …

HAML, NHAI propose double decker flyover-metro at Hyderabad’s Madinaguda
5 months, 1 week ago

HAML, NHAI propose double decker flyover-metro at Hyderabad’s Madinaguda

The Hindu  

Hyderabad Airport Metro Ltd and National Highways Authority of India local wing have decided to explore the feasibility of jointly constructing a 1.2 km double-decker flyover cum metro viaduct at Madinaguda in view of the narrow stretch and several underground as well as overhead utilities on both sides of the road as well as a religious place. The metro alignment …

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy seeks quick work on Airport Metro via Old City
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy seeks quick work on Airport Metro via Old City

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Tuesday, has directed Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited officials to quickly get traffic studies and DPRs for the proposed revised Airport Metro alignment via the Old City and from LB Nagar, duly connecting the 5 km Nagole and LB Nagar Metro stations in the process. The Chief Minister asked HMDA Commissioner and Municipal Administration & …

Telangana CM puts Airport Metro tender on hold, wants line into Old City
1 year ago

Telangana CM puts Airport Metro tender on hold, wants line into Old City

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has put the Airport Metro line from Raidurg to Shamshabad alignment plan and the tender on hold and has directed the Hyderabad Metro Rail officials to quickly prepare alternative alignments from MGBS-Falaknuma and from LB Nagar via Chandrayangutta, on Wednesday night. Mr. Revanth Reddy expressed his dissatisfaction over the “several benefits” handed out to the …

Kolkata Metro: New Garia-Airport Corridor to be Ready By December 2025, Details Here
1 year, 3 months ago

Kolkata Metro: New Garia-Airport Corridor to be Ready By December 2025, Details Here

News 18  

Kolkata Metro Railway, General Manager P Uday Kumar Reddy, recently announced a deadline for the inauguration of the airport Metro station. General Manager Uday Kumar Reddy’s projected timelines were rooted in the practical challenges encountered by Kolkata’s longest Metro track. “We want to open the airport Metro station by December 2025, at the latest by June 2026,” GM Uday Kumar …

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 …

L&T, NCC in race for Hyderabad Airport Metro work
1 year, 5 months ago

L&T, NCC in race for Hyderabad Airport Metro work

The Hindu  

L&T and NCC Limited are the two competing bidders for the ₹5,688-crore Hyderabad Airport Metro project after bids were opened for selection of EPC contractor on Thursday in Metro Rail Bhavan. Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy informed that only two bids have been received and both the infrastructure companies have submitted voluminous documents highlighting their respective project …

Pre-bid meeting for Hyderabad Airport Metro project held
1 year, 6 months ago

Pre-bid meeting for Hyderabad Airport Metro project held

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited managing director N.V.S. Reddy explained the salient features and the importance of the Airport Metro project to prospective bidders during a pre-bid meeting held here on Wednesday. The meeting was a sequel to the global tenders invited for selection of EPC contractor for the Hyderabad Airport Metro project. “As per the updated survey and alignment …

Global tenders invited for Airport Metro project
1 year, 7 months ago

Global tenders invited for Airport Metro project

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited on Tuesday called for global tenders for the selection of EPC contractor for the 31-km Hyderabad Airport Metro project. As per the updated survey and alignment fixation, now the 31-km corridor between Raidurg metro station and GMR International Airport terminal station will have an elevated portion of 29.3 km and underground portion of 1.7 …

Global tenders invited for Airport Metro project
1 year, 7 months ago

Global tenders invited for Airport Metro project

The Hindu  

Global tenders have been invited for selection of EPC contractor for the 31-km ₹6,250 crore Hyderabad Airport Metro project, on Tuesday. The government’s special purpose vehicle Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited managing director N.V.S. It will have nine stations including one underground metro station adjacent to the airport terminal and a provision has also been incorporated into the project to have …

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 …

Hyderabad Airport Metro will be tackling two hillocks on the way
1 year, 7 months ago

Hyderabad Airport Metro will be tackling two hillocks on the way

The Hindu  

The 31-km ₹6,250-crore Hyderabad Airport Express Metro will be built 2 km along the central median from Raidurg to the Biodiversity Park; about 3 km over the Roda Mistry College lane and central median of Khajaguda road; and another 5 km along the Outer Ring Road service road from Nanakramguda Junction till Telangana State Police Academy junction. For about 17-odd …

Hyderabad Airport Metro survey ready
1 year, 9 months ago

Hyderabad Airport Metro survey ready

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited has completed the survey for the Airport Metro and ‘peg marking’ of its alignment on the ground has started, its managing director N.V.S. Apart from the traditional peg marks on the road, aluminum boards with reflective sheet for night-time visibility are also being embedded in the central median, indicating the chainage — distance of that …

Hyderabad Airport Metro line: inspection to asses the challenges for construction
1 year, 10 months ago

Hyderabad Airport Metro line: inspection to asses the challenges for construction

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Subodh Jain, Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited adviser, and HAML managing director N.V.S. Different options for the new integrated Raidurg station of the extended Blue Line and the Airport Metro would be examined from a passenger convenience point of view. The Nanakramguda junction station will have to be designed as a portal structure — with three pillars, one in the …

Avoid land acquisition for Airport Metro: HAML MD to officials
1 year, 10 months ago

Avoid land acquisition for Airport Metro: HAML MD to officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In order to expedite the Airport Metro Rail project, Hyderabad Airport Metro Ltd. managing director N.V.S Reddy instructed officials to fine-tune the alignment so that acquisition of private properties along the route is either avoided or minimised to the extent technically feasible. The HAML MD instructed the officials to make sure that the underpasses of the Outer Ring Road …

Airport Metro papers move at top speed
1 year, 11 months ago

Airport Metro papers move at top speed

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Paperwork for the Airport Express Metro project, for which Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had laid the foundation stone on December 9, has been progressing at a brisk pace. After inviting a request for proposals to appoint an engineering consultant to execute Corridor 4 to connect Raidurg and the Shamshabad airport, after the extension of Corridor 3 from Mindspace …

13 Indian, overseas firms submit bids for Airport Metro corridor
2 years ago

13 Indian, overseas firms submit bids for Airport Metro corridor

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Five consortiums comprising 13 reputable Indian and international engineering consultancy firms have submitted pre-qualification bids for General Consultants for the 31-km Hyderabad Airport Metro corridor. The Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited officials said on Wednesday that they had received a favourable response to their for request for qualification tender for the general consultants for the Hyderabad Airport Metro corridor. These …

HAML to pick proven consultant for Raidurg to RGIA phase 4 metro line
2 years ago

HAML to pick proven consultant for Raidurg to RGIA phase 4 metro line

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited has invited a request for proposals for an engineering consultant to execute Corridor 4, to connect Raidurg and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, following the extension of Corridor 3 from Mindspace to Raidurg. Other focus areas include efforts to minimise land acquisition, major utility diversions, assessment of right of way availability, station locations and integration with …

We will build Metro without Central funds, asserts CM KCR
2 years ago

We will build Metro without Central funds, asserts CM KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: As he laid the foundation stone for the 31-km Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail project on Friday, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao asserted that the Telangana government could proceed with constructing Metro Rail corridors across the city without seeking financial assistance from the Central government. “Whether or not the Centre supports the expansion of Metro Rail corridors, we can proceed …

A reality check on Hyderabad’s Airport Metro Express
2 years ago

A reality check on Hyderabad’s Airport Metro Express

The Hindu  

The decision by the Telangana Government to lay the foundation stone to build the 31-km metro line to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad from Mindspace Junction/Raidurg, at a cost of ₹6,250 crore, has certainly generated considerable excitement, but a reality check is in order. The airport metro decision came on the heels of the government seeking the Centre’s …

CM KCR to address public meeting after laying stone for Airport Metro
2 years ago

CM KCR to address public meeting after laying stone for Airport Metro

The Hindu  

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is scheduled to address a public meeting at the Rajendranagar police grounds after laying the foundation stone for the ₹6250 crore 30 km Hyderabad Airport Metro project at the Mindspace junction on December 9. This was stated by Animal Husbandry and Cinematography Minister T. Srinivas Yadav after he reviewed the protocol and security arrangements being …

Airport Express Metro to be elevated with 2.5-km underground stretch near RGIA
2 years ago

Airport Express Metro to be elevated with 2.5-km underground stretch near RGIA

The Hindu  

The 31-km Hyderabad Airport Metro Express project connecting Mindspace Junction/Raidurg to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad, is likely to be totally elevated section, barring 2.5 km of underground section inside the airport. The government has decided to provide funds, since there are no takers from corporates to offer better public-private partnership concessions than what was given to L&T Metro …

Airport Metro line to be reworked to cut costs
2 years ago

Airport Metro line to be reworked to cut costs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited has decided to change the alignment of the Airport Express Metro line, as it is expected to cost the government Rs 1,250 crore more. The official told Deccan Chronicle that the Metro stations specified in the previous Detailed Project Report would be changed, and the locations of stations were yet to be finalised. According …

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 …

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