Secunderabad metro project to end by next year
L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited has begun the test runs on a small stretch from its Uppal depot to Secunderabad section. The concessionaire L&T expects to commission first stretch of 8 km of the 72-km elevated metro project by March 2015.
Once the trial runs are completed, it will take few detailed tests of the rail network. The Rs. 16,000-crore project seeks to decongest three dense corridors in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The work on various stretches is now underway, including construction of depots and metro stations in the phase one of the project. The tests were conducted in last Thursday during the evening.
Once the work is completely done and the trial runs are completed after few detailed tests the metro railway will start operating in Secunderabad. This will successfully help in reducing the traffic problems in the city. Probably the metro will be operational completely by next year. The other stretches have still had some undergoing work which might take some time to finish. But it will not take much time to finish the project. The project is stated to be done by March 2015.
Source: The Hindu Business Line
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