Hyd Metro first in India to have an automatic run!

Hyderabad Metro Rail has created a new World record last night.HMR ran the first ever a train in automatic mode on Tuesday night, a first in the country. This automatic run is for the trial run between Nagole and Mettuguda, the first Metro Rail route to be operational early this year. And the automatic run was very successful according to the concessionaire.

Hyderabad Metro Rail is the world’s largest elevated Metro Rail PPP project based on DBFOT basis (Design, Built, Finance, Operate and Transfer). Expected to carry 15 lakh passengers by 2016-17 covering 72 Km with stations at every 1Km.

However the mega project is entangled in controversies in the recent times which could delay the project as well as the increase in the cost of construction due to the changes being proposed by the government in Telangana state. People of Hyderabad hope the project completes in time and put an end to the endless traffic problems plaguing the city.