Keolis opent derde sectie van Hyderabad metro in India

On 20 March 2019, following a ceremony in the presence of Shri E.S.L. Narasimhan, the Governor of Telangana, to officially launch a new section of Hyderabad automated metro adding 10km to the existing 46km network, Bernard Tabary, International CEO, Keolis Group, along with representatives of Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMRL), L&T Metro Rail, and Keolis Hyderabad, inaugurated the first passenger service in the direction of Hitec City.

Keolis Hyderabad was awarded the contract for the metro network by L&T Metro Rail in 2012. Since the network opened in November 2017, it has provided over 50 million passenger journeys. Once completed, it will be 67km long and is expected to carry more than one million passengers per day.

“This section opening represents yet another important milestone for the Hyderabad metro. Keolis is proud and truly values its role as the operator and maintainer of such an incredible engineering project, the largest Public-Private Partnership in the world,” said Bernard Tabary.

From Ameerpet to Hitec City, eight new stations spread over 10km connect the west of the city to the east of Hyderabad. Eagerly awaited by passengers, this new section serves a major business district (Hitec City) where numerous IT and international pharmaceutical companies are located. As well as the competitivity gains this mode of transport brings to the megalopolis, it is also predicted to significantly reduce road traffic in this part of the city which is regularly congested during peak hours. The opening of this section of the metro is expected to double the number of passengers across the network.