Transformation, this is
one buzzword that generates lot of interest. In a country like India, where
urban population densities are growing by the day, there is enormous strain on
existing infrastructure, often leading to a breaking point.
Here, the word
transformation attains significance. It has given rise to hope for urban India
that infrastructure would be revamped accordingly but even as decades pass
quickly, sometimes the upgradation may not have happened and also in case this
was implemented, it may have been inadequate. Hence, any infrastructure project
of scale for a city like Hyderabad, which is among the top 100 growing cities
of the world, a new infrastructure should not only be built keeping the next 50-100
years in consideration, but it should also be environment-friendly, sustainable
and usher effective transport solutions for long-term.
L&T Metro Rail
Hyderabad has envisaged building a metro of this scale in Hyderabad. After many
challenges, the project today is being executed swiftly with due emphasis on
the urban landscape and heritage of Hyderabad, a city that boasts of cultural
roots for over seven centuries.
The project involves
three high-density corridors, Miyapur – LB Nagar, Nagole-Shilparamam and
Falaknuma-Jubilee Bus Station covering approximately 72 kilometers. While Falaknuma
serves as the closest point to the Greenfield Rajiv Gandhi International
Airport, Jubilee Bus station is the gateway to hinterlands of Telangana,
thereby linking the rural regions with a high growth urban region. It also
connects the urban dense corridors of Kukatpally with the relatively dispersed
and planned suburbs of LB Nagar. Uppal, an emerging IT hub and also a
residential hub towards Hyderabad East is connected to Shilparamam, located
adjacent to the IT hub of Madhapur and the Business district of Gachibowli.
Currently, the regular commute through public and private transport through
these corridors is not only time consuming but it also burns a hole in the
commuter’s pocket with fuel bills.
Imagine a seamless
travel across the dense corridors of Hyderabad city in the relative comfort of
ultra modern and world-class air conditioned metro coaches, that operate at
regular frequency. What is important in modern and urban life is the quality of
living. The means of transport that one uses is a key indicator of how the
population of a city lead their life, how they commute to and from work
location, how they commute to leisure destinations, airports, railway stations
and bus terminals.
Hyderabad Metro also
connects key railways stations and bus terminals along its corridors and one
can easily switch between them at interchange stations. The metro stations are
user-friendly and they consist of all the amenities required such as ATMs, gift
shops, refreshment centers and a host of other shopping establishments. In every
aspect of Metro, right from ticketing, the comfort of coaches, the frequency,
the duration of travel, access to different parts of the city, one can experience
a true transformation of sorts when it comes to public transport. Hyderabad
Metro is truly a world-class mass rapid transport system all set to ‘transform’
the life of common man in Hyderabad.
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