Friday, December 26, 2014

Hyderabad Metro Rail’s Corridor I, Connecting the High-growth Suburbs of Hyderabad


Hyderabad Metro Rail is an ambitious international infrastructure project conceived to change the destiny of Hyderabad city. The city, with a proud Nawabi heritage and as an icon of services industry in India has a cosmopolitan outlook that has attracted people and businesses from all over the country for decades.

However, the public transport and infrastructure hasn’t kept pace with the geographical expansion of the city and the population explosion, that has been witnessed during the last twenty to thirty years. It is this need for a modern transport solution, which has necessitated the conception of Hyderabad Metro Rail. The project envisages three corridors, namely LB Nagar-Miyapur, JBS-Falaknuma and Nagole-Shilparamam.

The Corridor I, LB Nagar-Miyapur spanning a distance of approximately 29 km connects the South Eastern Suburb of LB Nagar with the North Western Suburb of Miyapur.  From a nondescript rural hamlet fifteen years ago, Miyapur has emerged as the core point from where the next phase of growth is being envisioned. Situated along the key national highway connecting Hyderabad with Mumbai, Miyapur is today an emerging residential hub and also a hub of public transport towards one corner of Hyderabad.

LB Nagar, abutting the Vijayawada highway has witnessed a spurt of residential colonies and also theme parks and resorts that are located within a distance of 10-15 minutes, for the purpose of entertainment. It also houses the world famous Ramoji Film City. With Telangana government’s plans to develop one more world-class Film city and International Pharma park at Rachakonda, situated approximately 25-35 km from L.B. Nagar, the Corridor I, of Hyderabad Metro Rail is poised to emerge as the lifeline of development in Hyderabad.

The corridor with a total of 27 Stations  criss-crosses the important hubs of Metro rail starting from Miyapur, followed by JNTU College, KPHB Colony, Kukatpally, Balanagar , Moosapet , Bharat Nagar, Erragadda , ESI Hospital, S R Nagar, Ameerpet, Punjagutta, Irrum Manzil, Khairatabad, Lakdikapul, Assembly, Nampally, Gandhi Bhavan, Osmania Medical College, MG Bus station, Malakpet, New Market, Musarambagh, Dilsukhnagar, Chaitanyapuri, Victoria Memorial and L B Nagar.

As a direct link that connects Miyapur to LB Nagar in 45 minutes compared to the road travel time of one hour 45 minutes, one can travel across the city from Mumbai highway to Vijayawada highway through some of the bustling junctions, which are hubs for education, residence, businesses and multinational companies. In short, Corridor I of Hyderabad Metro Rail connects the entrepreneurial spirit and the future of Hyderabad.


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