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Hyderabad Metro Starts Ameerpet-LB Nagar Line
Swarajya Staff
Sep 25, 2018, 04:03 PM | Updated 04:03 PM IST
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The Ameerpet-LB Nagar line of Hyderabad Metro was inaugurated by Governor E S L Narasimhan, MetroRailNews has reported. The Minister for Municipal Administration, K T Rama Rao, was also present at the event.
Hon'ble Governor Sri E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief Secretary of Telangana State Sri SK Joshi flagged off the Metro Rail services from Ameerpet to LB Nagar today. Ministers @KTRTRS, T.Srinivas Yadav,Naini Narsimha Reddy, @TPadmaRao,MPs Bandaru @Dattatreya, @ChMallareddyMP 1/2 pic.twitter.com/Z8B8wcKXST
— Min IT, Telangana (@MinIT_Telangana) September 24, 2018
With the inauguration of this route, the 29-kilometre corridor from Miyapur to LB Nagar stands fully completed. This has also resulted in Hyderabad metro becoming the second largest in India after Delhi Metro. The construction of corridor two running from Jubilee Bus Station to Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station and corridor three from Nagole to HiTec City is in progress.
Till now, one lakh passengers have travelled in the Hyderabad metro. It is also touted to be the largest public-private partnership in the world. L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad has invested over ₹12,000 crore in the project. The project has secured a viability gap funding (VGF) to the tune of Rs 1,458 crore from the Central government.
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