CMRS approves Metro train launch

Hyderabad: L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (LTMRHL) has announced that the CMRS, Ram Kripal and team from Railway Safety Commission have inspected the civil works, track, RoB, viaduct, stations, electrical, signalling and train control, telecommunication, rolling stock and other railway systems of the Hyderabad Metro Rail, and conducted speed trials on the Metro train from November 17 to 19. After checking various systems, CMRS has issued authorization for the opening of Mettuguda to SR Nagar via Ameerpet Interchange Metro Station.
Shivanand Nimbargi, MD & CEO, LTMRHL, stated, “This authorisation will enable us to operate the Metro trains from Nagole to Miyapur via Ameerpet Interchange Metro Station seamlessly. CMRS approval for the Stage 1 – Nagole to Mettuguda and Stage 2 – Miyapur to SR Nagar have already been authorised for commissioning. This is a great moment for team LTMRHL and its partners, who have worked incessantly to make this happen.”
The complete stretch from Nagole to Miyapur via Ameerpet Interchange Metro Station, would be ready for operations and minor pending works would be completed shortly. (NSS)