Hyderabad Metro Rail updates

Hyderabad OCT 10: All decks are being cleared for Hyderabad Metro Rail Project as the Overhead Electric Traction System (electrification) between Mettuguda and Begumpet have been completed.Chief Electrical Inspector, Government of India, D.V.S. Raju has conducted a statutory inspection and has expressed satisfaction.

Raju the inspector has said that "Energisation of OETS will facilitate conducting of oscillation tests of the metro trains by Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) of the Ministry of Railways and thereby certificate on satisfactory tests. Thereafter, LTMRHL will conduct trial runs on the metro trains in this section".

Earlier the metro officials have conducted trial runs between Nagole and Mettuguda and Miyapur to SR Nagar. It is expected that Prime Minister Modi would inaugurate a 30 KM metro stretch i.e., Nagole to Miyapur on Nov 28.

Officials said that the remaining electrification works and Ameerpet interchange station works have come to an end and we will conduct trial runs from Oct 15.