Metro Rail connectivity alignment is being planned from Airport to the Fourth City via Mansanpally Rd, and the ORR stretch between Pedda Golconda exit and Raviryal exit. This line will be 40 km long from Shamshabad Airport to the Skill University location in the proposed Fourth City.
Chief minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday, approved the Metro Rail’s phase II corridors which includes the metro’s lines connecting Hyderabad to the airport, and also a line connecting the Chandrayangutta to MGBS line for the Old City. A total of 116.2 kilometres have been approved for the new corridors. The line to the airport will pass via the Aramghar.
There will be about 2 km of underground portion within the Airport area, elevated portion of about 20 km, and ‘At Grade’ (road level) portion of about 18 km. The 18 km from ORR Raviryal exit to Skill University will be designed as a part of the new green field 300 ft road. As of now, the Hyderabad Metro Rail has three lines – green, red and blue (Secunderabad to HITECH City).
Moreover, about 1100 properties which are getting affected due to road widening for metro alignment, said the authorities. About 103 religious, heritage and other sensitive structures on the new routes are all being saved through appropriate engineering solutions and adjustment of metro pillar locations, stated HMR managing director NVS Reddy.
“This is a wholly elevated metro corridor with about 6 stations. Notifications have been already issued for 400 affected properties and the rest are in progress,” he said about the acquisition of properties for the new Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) corridors.
The chief minister reviewed the progress of Metro Rail’s phase two Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) preparation with senior officers of the MA&UD department a few days ago.
“Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) MD NVS Reddy made a detailed presentation, explaining the alignment, salient features, station locations etc., of the metro second phase corridors,” said a release from the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR).
HMR MD NVS Reddy in the meeting informed Revanth Reddy that the DPRs for all the corridors are being given final touches. He added that HAML is awaiting for a traffic study report of the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) being prepared for the Hyderabad Metropolitan Area by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).