

With 46 kms now operational, it is India’s second-largest metro rail network, next only to Delhi. With the inauguration of this route having 16 stations, the entire 29 kms of Corridor-I, from Miyapur to LB Nagar, is now open for passenger operations.Ĭorridor-I (Miyapur-LB Nagar: 29 kms, 27 stations) is one of the most congested traffic corridors of Hyderabad. September 24, 2018: A 16-km stretch of the Hyderabad Metro Rail, between Ameerpet and LB Nagar, was inaugurated on September 24, 2018, by the governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, ESL Narasimhan, making the entire Corridor-I phase operational. The entire Corridor-I of the Hyderabad Metro Rail became operational on September 24, 2018, with the inauguration of a 16-km stretch between Ameerpet and LB Nagar

See also: Hyderabad: The most affordable metro in the country Ameerpet-LB Nagar Metro stretch The concessionaire L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited is building the Hyderabad Metro Rail project across three corridors. On March 20, 2019, a 10-km stretch of Hyderabad Metro Rail between Ameerpet and Hi-Tec City was inaugurated, covering 56 km out of the 72 km project. In September 2018, another 16-km stretch of Hyderabad Metro between Ameerpet to L B Nagar was commissioned. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the 30 km stretch (between Miyapur and Nagole) out of the 72 km long elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail project, in November 2017. The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety would give the final safety clearance of the corridor after receiving the performance and safety certification from Thales, the Internal Safety Assessor, Halcrow, and other related Indian and international organisations, following which the stretch would be thrown open for passenger operations, he said.
HYDERABAD METRO RAIL ROUTE SOFTWARE
The signalling and train control software will be fine-tuned based on these inputs for the safe operation of Metro trains in automatic mode with CBTC technology, he said.

The data and other inputs from these tests would be sent online to M/s Thales in Canada, which is supplying Communication Based Train Control technology,N V S Reddy said.
HYDERABAD METRO RAIL ROUTE TRIAL
A large number of technical specifications, performance criteria and safety standards pertaining to signalling and safe train separation would be tested during the trial runs in the next few weeks. The 11 km corridor has nine stations and it would take 16 minutes to cover this corridor from JBS to MGBS, as against 45 minutes by road, the HRML MD said. A team of technical experts and engineers, led by HMRL Managing Director N V S Reddy and L&T MRHL Managing Director K V B Reddy, traveled by Metro train on the corridor and observed various technical and safety parameters and performance of the train during the trial run. The 11-km stretch between Jubilee Bus Station and Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station has nine stations and would take 16 minutes to cover this corridor, as against 45 minutes by road November 26, 2019: Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) on Novemannounced that trial runs have commenced on the 11 km Jubilee Bus Station-Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station stretch. The opening of stretch would provide a major relief to a large number of employees working in the IT/ITES and other establishments and an initial additional ridership of about 40,000 is likely, Reddy added. Regular passenger service would start a few hours later, he said. Telangana’s municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao and transport minister P Ajay Kumar would flag off the train at Hitec City station and travel by train to Raidurg, he said. The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) Janak Kumar Garg inspected the section and conducted the mandatory check and safety tests over the last two days and issued a safety certificate, for opening of the stretch, HMRL managing director NVS Reddy said, on November 28, 2019. November 29, 2019: The 1.5-km stretch of the metro rail between Hitec City station and Raidurg, would be inaugurated on November 29, 2019, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) has announced. The 1.5-km stretch of the Hyderabad Metro, between Hitec City and Raidurg, will be opened to commuters on November 29, 2019 Hyderabad Metro’s Hitec City to Raidur section open
