Hyderabad sources reported that the Hyderabad Metro Rail on Monday commenced its operations on the 16 km Ameerpet-LB Nagar line. Meanwhile Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan flagged off the train at the Ameerpet station in the presence of Telangana's Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Rama Rao, other ministers and top officials.
Furthermore with the 46 km length operational, the Hyderabad Metro has become India's second largest metro rail network after Delhi. Accordingly the 30 km stretch between Uppal and Miyapur is already in operation since November 2017 and hence the Ameerpet-LB Nagar line completed the first corridor of the elevated Metro Rail from LB Nagar to Miyapur (29 km).
Moreover according to officials, the metro train at
an average speed of 32 kmph initially would cover the 29 km distance in 52
minutes against two hours by road. Hence the initial frequency of one train
every five minutes will be increased to 2 minutes gradually. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the Hyderabad Metro in November
2017 with the commencement of service on the Uppal-Miyapur route. Hence the
opening of Ameerpet-LB Nagar marks a key milestone in the development of the 72
km elevated metro project.
