Hyderabad (Telangana): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would inaugurate an 11-km stretch of corridor-II (green line) of elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail on February 7.
"Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will inaugurate Metro Corridor-II (JBS-MGBS) on February 7 at 4 pm. With this the 11-km corridor, the total operational length will be 69 km," HMRL Managing Director NVS Reddy on Tuesday.
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This 2020, we have great news for all Hyderabadis! The operations between JBS Metro Station and MGBS Metro Station are going to commence on 7th February. Stay tuned to our page for more updates. #ManaMetro #MyMetroMypride #MGBS #JBS @KTRTRS @TelanganaCMO pic.twitter.com/SeivMD2zwm
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">This 2020, we have great news for all Hyderabadis! The operations between JBS Metro Station and MGBS Metro Station are going to commence on 7th February. Stay tuned to our page for more updates. #ManaMetro #MyMetroMypride #MGBS #JBS @KTRTRS @TelanganaCMO pic.twitter.com/SeivMD2zwm
— L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail (@ltmhyd) February 4, 2020This 2020, we have great news for all Hyderabadis! The operations between JBS Metro Station and MGBS Metro Station are going to commence on 7th February. Stay tuned to our page for more updates. #ManaMetro #MyMetroMypride #MGBS #JBS @KTRTRS @TelanganaCMO pic.twitter.com/SeivMD2zwm
— L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail (@ltmhyd) February 4, 2020
HMRL officials had earlier said that it would take 16 minutes to cover the stretch between JBS and MGBS on the metro as against 45 minutes by road.
The trial runs on the route had commenced on November 25 last year.
In November 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the Miyapur and Nagole stretch of the project.
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"Already we are the second-largest metro network in India, next only to Delhi and the world's largest metro in PPP mode, " Reddy said.
Subsequently, in September 2018, another stretch of Hyderabad Metro between Ameerpet and LB Nagar was commissioned.
In March 2019, the stretch between Ameerpet and Hi-Tec City and in November that year, another Metro rail service between Hitec City station and Raidurg was inaugurated.
(With inputs from PTI)