Hyderabad Metro sees a surge in ridership amid decline in Covid cases
2 years, 10 months ago

Hyderabad Metro sees a surge in ridership amid decline in Covid cases

India Today  

After experiencing losses during the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, the L&T Metro Rail Limited is slowly witnessing a rise in ridership from the start of 2022. Recently, the Hyderabad Metro introduced ozone-based sanitisation of its train coaches to instill confidence among the passengers amid the pandemic. Telangana Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar also said that Hyderabad Metro is yet to recover financially from the impact of the pandemic. Metro suffered losses An LTMRHL official told TNIE that the Hyderabad Metro suffered losses and LTMRHL had been assured of full support from the government to counter losses. Before the outbreak of the pandemic, the daily ridership of Hyderabad Metro Rail was over four lakh.

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Telangana Govt turns down proposal for Metro Rail fare hike
1 year, 8 months ago

Telangana Govt turns down proposal for Metro Rail fare hike

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: While L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited was pressuring the government for a fare hike to help it weather the financial challenges caused by Covid-19 lockdown, the state government appeared to be in no mood to oblige and flatly rejected the demand. Sources said the state government pointed out inadequacies in the Metro Rail management's commitments under the concessionaire agreement, …

Metro rail’s challenges were daunting: N.V.S. Reddy
3 years, 1 month ago

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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