Uppal Metro Station

Hyderabad Metro Rail is all set to transform the concept of public transport in the city, which envisages three corridors in the first phase. The third corridor of the Metro Project, Nagole-Shilparamam is of 28 kms length approximately, with 23 stations. The first phase of this corridor from Nagole-Mettuguda for a length of approximately 7-8 km would be operational this year, in 2015 and all efforts are moving in the right direction.

The second station in this corridor, Uppal now has a brand new Metro station in advanced stages of completion, gearing up for its moment of reckoning as a key transport hub in East Hyderabad. Uppal Metro station ushers the right face lift for this once sleepy suburb of Hyderabad. The station is now being spruced up with elevators, platform works, staircases and other amenities to make the station completely ready for the official launch of the train services.

Already, this section is witnessing regular test runs of the metro rail. Once completed, Uppal Metro station with its strategic location at the crossroads of major thoroughfares leading towards LB Nagar, Secunderabad, Koti and Warangal highway through Ghatkesar would emerge as the hub for future growth and development.

When compared to the Cyberabad corridor, Uppal is yet to witness the scale of development seen towards the Hi-tech city, but with the upcoming ITIR near Pocharam, which already boasts of several IT companies, Uppal would no doubt emerge as a pillar of Hyderabad’s development on its eastern plank.

The station, at the crossroads of major intersections would not only usher better connectivity for the people of this region but it would also be a big boost to the tourism sector, that enables visitors to reach this region directly from Madhapur through the dedicated Metro corridor. From Uppal metro station, it is easier to reach Warangal, Yadagirigutta and also places like Ramoji Film city, including other upcoming attractions and development projects. It would also serve to reduce traffic congestion and pollution, once more commuters avail the Metro. In short, Uppal Metro Station would spur large-scale development in the region, exploring the potential here and boost all-round development activities with the ultra-modern metro trains and rapid connectivity.

The Tremendous Retail Potential of Hyderabad Metro Rail

The success of any major infrastructure project is not only measured by its attributes but also taking into account the customer patronage factor and other allied activities of the project. Hyderabad metro rail is one such impressive and well-conceived futuristic infrastructure project that not only transforms public transport in Hyderabad but also opens up tremendous opportunities for businesses to grow and flourish.

In total, Hyderabad Metro Rail has 66 stations and one can only imagine the total retail spaces that can be leveraged for successful promotions and sale of products and services.

In this regard, Hyderabad Metro Rail is now inviting businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals to open their retail outlets across major stations as part of the project. These include options to open gift stores, fruit and vegetable stores, dairy parlour, groceries, laundry shop, convenience stores, bookstores and a store where customers can pay their bills, recharge their pre-paid mobiles and much more.

Indeed, the retail spaces ranging from a few hundred square feet to even thousands of square feet, if the entire retail space of a particular station is taken for consideration, is nothing short of a boon. The Metro rail project is expected to carry lakhs of passengers with each passing year and that is only expected to grow manifold. With one stage after the other becoming operational, Hyderabad Metro spanning for approximately 72 km across three dense corridors with its numerous stations can become thriving hubs for retail businesses. When considered from the viewpoint of a commuter, they no longer need to rush to the shops near home either before or after their commute to work. They may simply handover the laundry before boarding a train and pick them in the evening when they alight the metro rail, while heading back to home.

Picking dairy products, groceries, gifts, books, fresh fruits and vegetables now becomes a hassle free experience. Metro rail has been designed for utmost comfort and now with the addition of such retail stores, it becomes easier for commuters to shop comfortably at the stations itself.

For business, it is a wonderful opportunity to gain the attention for their brands and with their strategic location close to elevators, stairs and the exit and entry paths to the stations and on the actual platforms, they are very accessible to those looking for a nice shopping experience.

It is a right opportunity and a never-to-be-missed chance for businesses to leverage the scope of such a large-scale project and register high profits in business owing to the accessibility to lakhs of commuters. Here’s the chance to book your slot/retail spaces at metro stations today and gain more revenues, more business, much more attention and publicity without spending too much for advertising. What more, you gain repeat business and earn  customer loyalty with regular commuters.

Hyderabad Metro Project, Creating Technological Milestones!

L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited envisions transforming the city of Hyderabad with a world-class mass rapid transit system creating a new definition of an effective public transport system, that is modern and efficient. The over burdened roads of Hyderabad, with millions of existing vehicles and addition of new vehicles every year is only contributing to more air pollution, while commuters lose productive hours each day, navigating the traffic jams and other hassles.

Hyderabad Metro Rail is designed in a way such that it can cater to a peak volume of more than 50,000 commuters during the peak hours and target carrying 22 lakh passengers every day by 2024. In this regard, new technologies have boosted the efforts of Metro rail project.

In terms of energy efficiency, Hyderabad Metro utilizes Regenerative Electric Braking which converts the momentum into electrical energy and feeds back to the overall power supply system during braking. This reduces the overall energy requirement from the power grid.  L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited has deployed an advanced signaling & train control technology, the Communication Based Train Control (CBTC), for advanced control of trains. Infact, Hyderabad Metro Rail has created history, becoming the first such Metro Rail project in India where the trains are controlled by CBTC technology.  Recently using this technology, trial run of Metro in Automated Train Operation (ATO) mode was tested successfully for the first time ever in India, where the trains are controlled by automatic commands from the central control centre.  Hyderabad Metro also has the distinction of being India’s first elevated city based transit system being developed under the public-private participation (PPP) mode.

The future development scope of a city like Hyderabad is expected to get a fillip with the roll out of this project. The coaches of Hyderabad Metro are ultra modern with a host of security and commuter friendly features.  Most aspects of Hyderabad Metro Rail such as construction of piers, stations, overhead power cables, depots and the international standards implemented in every stage of the project, represent the technological milestones of L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited and L&T’s proven track record of success in advanced engineering and infrastructure projects all over the world.

Hyderabad Metro Rail’s successful driverless test run, first time ever in India

Hyderabad Metro Rail has achieved a unique milestone for the first time ever. It has now become the first such Metro project in the country that operates a driverless train at a frequency of two minutes on the same track, courtesy the Communication-Based Train Control System (CBTC) technology. The successful test run of a metro train using the Automatic Train Operation (ATO) mode was held from Nagole to Mettuguda in Hyderabad on December 30, 2014.

Under the ATO mode, a train can operate completely on its own and also self controls its parameters such as speed, movement, performance, accompanied by automatic application of the brake system without the manual intervention of the driver. The new system features drivers whose role would be entirely confined to only monitoring the train movement while all the other operations is expected to be handled by CBTC.

This is a welcome step in the right direction, which proves the fact that Hyderabad Metro rail is indeed a technological landmark. The metro rail is expected to switch over completely to driverless trains after the entire 72-km project becomes commissioned.

The new technology is expected to enhance safety and also increase the frequency of trains which will inturn enable operating a train for every two minutes in a specific direction. This is touted to be the latest technology in this field, wherein only a handful of metros in the world have deployed it.

 This implies that on the 30-km long Miyapur-LB Nagar route, for instance, 60 trains can be operated in both the directions aided by CBTS. The Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system has been supplied by a French company Thales. Initially, each train would be having three coaches that would ferry 1,000 people. The number will then be increased to six coaches and this ensures a peak capacity of 60,000 passengers within an hour in a particular route.

What Makes Hyderabad Metro Rail Unique ?

Hyderabad Metro, the much cherished dream project for the denizens of Hyderabad city is all set to become the lifeline, adding a feather in the cap for the city, known for its heritage and historical significance as much as for its envious position as one of India’s hubs for services sector, education, business, film industry and much more. A sprawling city like Hyderabad is in need of a world-class public transport system that can create the right impetus for a sustainable growth in the future.

Hyderabad metro rail is considered as a most efficient one in terms of space occupancy, energy consumption and the number of passengers transported.  The high-capacity carriers, i.e. metro coaches carry maximum committers per peak hour in peak directions and once the entire metro is operational, this number is expected to touch 60,000 passengers per peak direction for every hour. 

 The metro rail project is eco-friendly. It does not cause any air pollution and comparatively very negligible sound pollution, which are the hallmarks of an efficient transportation system.

Metro is also known for its low energy consumption, i.e. 20% per passenger km when compared to other road-based transport systems. This helps in projecting metro as the sustainable transport solution, which carries more commuters with less energy. Metro rail is also known for its greater traffic capacity and is expected to carry as much traffic as that of 7 lanes of bus traffic or even 24 lanes of car traffic in either way.

The metro rail also comes with a low ground space occupation, wherein only 2 meters of the median width of road is being consumed for the elevated rail. This ensures that road spaces are not taken up much, thereby creating sufficient room even for road transport, in addition to the modern metro. Hyderabad metro rail also serves to reduce the journey time by around 50% to 75%. This can be a boon for thousands of students, professionals and others that spend most of their time in buses, on roads plagued by traffic jams.

Overall, metro is envisaged to create a better transport solution, where it influences every sphere of life and also serves to earn the tag of a ‘Smart city’ to Hyderabad, boosting the growth and future development prospects of the city.