MMTS: Affordable but few takers
The HinduThis year, the grand 75th Independence Day celebrations and later political developments had ensured that only a few remembered the 19th anniversary of the popular public rail transport system, MMTS, which went off in a flash. Yet, up to 1.6 lakh passengers used to take these MMTS trains with 121 services daily and more than 1,155 passengers per trip before the COVID pandemic. People do not seem to be interested in travelling in MMTS trains even though we offer the cheapest tickets, safe and environment-friendly travel,” an official said. Also, during the pandemic, SCR started using the main lines —Lingampally - Secunderabad - Hyderabad - Lingampally — to run freight specials, which earlier used to move by the ‘Chord Line’ of Sanatnagar-Moula Ali, at the expense of local suburban trains to garner more revenue. ‘Wear and tear’ With trains and passengers reduced, the ‘wear and tear’ in suburban stations too started showing up, forcing people to look for alternative means even though it meant a hole in their pocket.
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