Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail exploring possibilities on new routes suggested by CM Revanth Reddy

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail Ltd (HAML) Managing Director NVS Reddy held a brainstorming session on the modified Metro Phase-II proposals with engineering experts and senior officers of HAML & HMRL on Sunday at Metro Rail Bhavan.

The main subjects deliberated upon were:

1. Which part of Nagole- LB Nagar-Mailardevpalli-Shamshabad Airport; or Nagole-LB Nagar-Mailardevpalli-proposed New High Court near Agricultural university should be designed as “through” line and which part should be designed as spur line.

2. ⁠The extension of MGBS-Falaknuma line by another km and a half to Chandrayangutta, which is on Nagole-LB Nagar-Mailardevpalli-Airport line and development of Chandrayangutta as the interchange station for Airport connectivity to Old city.

3. ⁠The complexities involved in creation of train reversal and stabling lines at Chandrayangutta in view of the narrow road width and the existence of a flyover there and the possible technical solutions.

4. ⁠The pros and cons of adopting the same signaling and train control system and coaches of Phase-I versus adoption of other signaling technologies and coaches, which are now available in India.

5. ⁠The need for flexibility and obtaining competitive rates by breaking the restrictive trade practices of existing technology and metro coach suppliers, and at the same time the necessity to ensure seamless travel facility for passengers transiting from Phase-I corridors to the new corridors were recognised. It was decided to discuss thiissue with the domain experts while preparing the DPRs.

6. ⁠Similarly, location of the new depots, new Operational Control Centers (OCC), feasibility of laying “At grade” metro in some stretch in Mailardevpalli-Airport road

7. ⁠How to arrive at optimal solutions and to achieve cost reduction in Phase-II, as desired by Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy.

8. ⁠ NVS Reddy also instructed senior engineers and consultants to study the best practices of various Metros and the learnings of Phase-I for provision of better passenger facilities and maximizing the ridership.

9. ⁠He emphasized that creation of adequate parking facilities at new Metro stations, last mile connectivity, pedestrian facilities, space for luggage in the Airport borne Metro trains etc., shall be given priority while preparing the DPRs.

Chief Electrical Engineer D.V.S. Raju, Chief Signal & Telecom Engineer S.K. Das, Chief Project Manager B.Anand Mohan, General Managers M.Vishnuvardhan Reddy and B.N.Rajeshwar and Metro Rail experts from the consultancy firm attended.