Hyderabad Metro Rail becomes second largest metro network in India

Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrashekhar Rao flagged off the Metro train on Green Line stretch of 11 km of Hyderabad Metro Rail Project on 7 February 2020.

The train services was flagged off from Jubliee Bus Station (JBS) to Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS), connecting Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Hyderabad Metro Rail is the world's largest public-private partnership (PPP) project and with opening of the new line it is now the second largest operational Metro network in the country covering 69.2 km.

The JBS-MGBS stretch is part of Corridor-II JBS-Falaknuma (14.78 km). The work on the stretch from MGBS on Musi river to Falaknuma is yet to start.

The opening of this stretch will facilitate movement of commuters between two busiest Road Transport Corporation (RTC) bus stations in Telangana. The metro also passes through several important landmarks like Parade Grounds, Musheerabad, RTC Cross Roads and Sultan Bazar.

MGBS inter-change station, is said to be the largest Metro station in the country and connects the Green Line to Red Line or Corridor-I from L B Nagar to Miyapur (length - 29 km). At JBS, Green Line is connected to Blue Line or Corridor-III from Nagole to Raidurg (length - 29 km).