Hyderabad Metro Rail, the Government Special Purpose Vehicle overlooking the city’s metro rail operations, and L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH), the concessionnaire which has built the project and is running the commercial operations, have decided to lease four metro train rakes of three coaches each to augment the existing fleet to deal with the heavy rush during the morning and evening peak hours in the twin cities.
The four metro trains are to be sourced from Nagpur Metro as the rail systems operating in the Maharashtra city are similar to the ones being run here. The metro coaches have been manufactured by South Korea’s Hyundai, officials said on Friday.
The metro rail authorities concerned have already begun talks with Nagpur Metro and have obtained their consent to take the four spare trains on lease. But before they arrive here, the consent of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has to be obtained. The trains may also have to undergo safety runs supervised by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) before being deployed into service.
