Stage one nears completion Focus now shifts to Miyapur

With the completion of 90 per cent of stage one works (Nagole to Mettuguda) in corridor III, the focus is now shifting to stage two works (Miyapur to SR Nagar) in corridor I. The first three trains of the allotted eleven arrived at Miyapur depot and maintenance facilities with rail systems are in place.

VB Gadgil, chief executive and MD, L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad, said, “The focus is now shifting to Miyapur. The maintenance depots are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for the effective maintenance of rail system assets. The Uppal depot would be the mother depot while the one at Miyapur and Falaknuma have basic facilities for scheduled preventive and minor corrective maintenance.”

The trains would be stabled at the depots at night and would be washed at the train wash plant. The interiors of the train would be cleaned on a daily basis, informed an official. Overhauls and corrective maintenance for the whole fleet would be carried out at the Uppal depot. In stage two, 456 piers are complete in the 11.9 km stretch. While the Nagole to Mettuguda stretch has seven stations in the 8.01 km, Miyapur to SR Nagar has ten stations.