The government’s focus in the coming months for the elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) phase two expansion will be about 67.5 km and 42 stations, at an estimated total cost of about ₹17,150 crore.
Under this, it will be aiming to complete the remaining stretch of Green Line (Corridor 2) of first phase of HMR of 5.5 km from MGBS -Falaknuma with five stations at a cost of ₹1,800 crore. The 31-km, ₹6,250 crore Airport Metro with nine stations; ₹9,100 crore Lakidikapul-BHEL of 26 km and 24 stations and connecting Red Line and Blue Lines of first phase by linking Nagole to LB Nagar stations of 5 km and four stations come under this phase.
The Old City line work is likely to take off soon with alignment more or less finalised and L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH) likely to be entrusted with the responsibility of completing the line, said HMR Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy. He was equally sure of the Centre giving permission for Lakidikapul-BHEL elevated metro line at 50-50 cost sharing following recent meeting of Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K.T. Rama Rao with Union Minister for Urban Development Hardeep Singh Puri at New Delhi.
