DPRs for 5 new Metro Corridors in Hyderabad ready, sent to Govt of India

The five new corridors include Nagole-Shamshabad (Airport corridor), Raidurg-Kokapet Neopolis, MGBS-Chandrayangutta (old city corridor), Miyapur- Patancheru and LB Nagar- Hayathnagar.

Hyderabad: The preparation of the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for the proposed five new corridors under phase-II of Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR), with a length of 76.4 kilometers and 54 stations, have been completed and submitted to Government of India (GoI) on November 4, 2024, MD, HMR, NVS Reddy on Tuesday said.

The five new corridors include Nagole-Shamshabad (Airport corridor), Raidurg-Kokapet Neopolis, MGBS-Chandrayangutta (old city corridor), Miyapur- Patancheru and LB Nagar- Hayathnagar.

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The proposed sixth corridor of 40 kilometer stretch i.e. RGIA-fourth city (Skill University) has been delinked/ separated from the five new corridors. The reason for the non-inclusion of Paradise-Kandlakoya/Medchal and JBS-Thumukunta/Shamirpet corridor in the initial phase-II is due to Government of India’s condition of availability of 90 percent Right of Way, the HMR officials said.

While the five new corridors will add a total of 76.4 kilometers, they total outlay to take-up construction of the phase-II is Rs 24, 269 crore. The separate 6 th corridor between RGIA-fourth city (Skill University) will be of 40 kilometres.

HMR achieves 63.40 crore cumulative ridership

In a record of sorts, in the last seven years, the Hyderabad metro has achieved a cumulative ridership of 63.40 crore passengers, which reflects how commuters in the State’s Capital have embraced the public transport service.

This year on August 14, the Hyderabad metro also achieved its highest single-day ridership record with 5.3 lakh passengers travelling across its three corridors including Miyapur-LB Nagar, JBS-MGBS and Nagole-Raidurg.

The largest metro rail project in PPP mode, the average per day ridership has now stabilized to around 5 lakh passengers using the facility for their daily commute. Once the upcoming new corridors under phase-II are completed, by 2028, the average per day commute of passengers in Hyderabad will be around 7, 9, 000, MD, Hyderabad Metro Rail, NVS Reddy on Tuesday said.

Important points:

• Total cost of the 5 Corridors (76.4 km; 54 stations): Rs.24,269 crore

• Implementation Agency : Hyderabad Airport Metro Ltd (HAML)

• Phase-II is 50:50 JV project of GoI and Govt of Telangana

• Share of TG is Rs.7,313 Cr (about 30 percent of project cost)

• Share of GoI: Rs.4,230 Cr (about 18 percent of project cost)

• Debt/Loan component: Rs.11,693 Cr (about 48 percent of project cost)

• PPP component: Rs.1,033 Cr (about 4 percent of project cost)

Projected daily ridership of 5 new corridors (2028)

Corridor IV: Nagole – Shamshabad RGIA (Airport Corridor): 36.8 km length with 24 stations: 3, 70, 000 passengers (Daily Ridership)

Corridor V: Raidurg – Kokapet Neopolis: 11.6 km with 8 stations: 92,000 passengers (Daily Ridership)

Corridor VI: MGBS – Chandrayangutta (Old City Corridor): 7.5 km with 6 stations: 72,000 passengers (Daily ridership)

Corridor VII: Miyapur – Patancheru: 13.4 km with 10 stations: 1,65,000 passengers (Daily riershipos)

Corridor VIII: LB Nagar – Hayat Nagar 7.1 km with 6 stations: 97,000 passengers

Total of all the 5 new corridors: 76.4 km with 54 stations and expected daily ridership of 7, 96, 000.