Metro Rail News Online

Hyderabad: A rapid mass transit system (MRTS) can be on the cards for Hyderabad with a government agency launching the process of identifying a project consultant for the MRTS Corridor connecting Minotaur, Shilaparamam and Gachibowli. The corridor under consideration is expected to boost connectivity with the IT center and some areas of rapid development in the western parts of the city. It will complement the existing MMTS that attracts several points of the city from Lingampally and the Metro Rail network. The government of Telangana “emphasizes the need to continue efforts … recognizing the different needs and priorities of different transport users, in the development of HITEC City’s most important transportation infrastructure”, says the RFP call of Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) for a consultant project. The consultant would assist the TSIIC in the selection of the MRTS corridor and perform an analysis to demonstrate the techn...

Hyderabad: Gleaming platforms, colorful atmosphere and well-maintained stations, apart from a newly introduced mass transit system, are quickly catching fans of Tollywood filmmakers using Hyderabad Metro Rail and its stations as a location for their projects. From the starring ‘Bandipotu’ by Allari Naresh, the ‘lie’ of Nitin to the ‘Hello’ by Akhil Akkineni, some films have already been filmed at the facilities of the metro stations. Some of these films were filmed before the start of Metro Rail’s business operations with authorities saying that many other directors had shown interest in filming their films, including feature films and short films as well. Catching up with the contemporary look, filmmakers have also been evolving in the choice of places to shoot movies. There was a time when the Jubilee bus station was the preferred destination for many directors to imagine different situations, including action scenes. A few years later, the ...