Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao flagged off of the metro train on Green Line stretch from Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) to Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS), connecting the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Hyderabad Metro is already carrying more than four lakh passengers with 780 trips every day on two stretches of over 58 km length.
With the launch of another 11-km stretch on Friday, Hyderabad Metro Rail has consolidated its position as the second-largest metro rail network in the country after Delhi.
The metro service in the national capital is spread over 300 km in Delhi-NCR Region.
World’s Largest PPP Project
While the Delhi Metro is a government initiative, the Government of Telangana partnered with L&T for Hyderabad Metro.
In fact, at an estimated cost of around Rs 20,000 crore, it is touted as the world’s largest public-private partnership (PPP) project.
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"The iconic Hyderabad Metro Rail project ranks among one of most prestigious projects that we have executed," said S.N. Subrahmanyan, CEO and Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro on the sidelines of the launch.
He described it as an engineering marvel. L&T utilised cutting edge technologies like Communication Based Train Controls (CBTC), and Regenerative Rolling Stocks for the project.
(With Inputs from PTI)
