MMTS Hyderabad
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The first phase of the Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) was started on August 9, 2004. The South Central Railway (SCR) is running close to 30 services a day, connecting Secunderabad and Lingampally on the city outskirts. Its unique feature is the connectivity between rail and road transport for the facility of the commuters. The first phase covers a distance of 43 km and 26 stations in both the Secunderabad-Lingampally and Hyderabad-Lingampally sections. A common ticket has been introducted to allow passengers to travel in MMTS trains and connecting buses.
Most of the MMTS services are spread across 7:30AM - 9:30AM and 4PM - 6:30PM, the peak hours for the traffic. The trains also ply between 5AM and 10:30PM with a reduced frequency. See [MMTS train timings] for more information.
MMTS services were later extended from Secunderabad to Falaknuma. Now, MMTS services are running between Lingampally - Falaknuma and Hyderabad (Nampally) - Falaknuma.
The second phase of MMTS is expected to cover Falaknuma - Shamshabad and Secunderabad - Manoharabad.
MMTS Stations
- From Secunderabad to Lingampally
- * Secunderabad
- * James Street (Places nearby: Paradise, Hussain sagar)
- * Sanjeeviah Park (Places nearby: Necklace road)
- * Begumpet (Places nearby: Ameerpet, Greenlands, Panjagutta)
- * Nature Cure hospital (Places nearby: Balkampet)
- * Fateh Nagar (Places nearby: Balanagar, Sanat Nagar)
- * Bharat Nagar (Places nearby: Kukatpally)
- * Borabanda
- * Hi-Tec City (Places nearby: Hi-Tec City, Madhapur, KPHB-III)
- * Hafeezpet (Places nearby: Hi-Tec city, Kondapur, Miyapur)
- * Chandanagar
- * Lingampally (Places nearby: B.H.E.L)
- From Secunderabad to Hyderabad
- * Secunderabad
- * James Street
- * Sanjeeviah Park
- * Necklace Road
- * Khairatabad (Places nearby: IMAX theatre)
- * Lakdikapul
- * Nampally (Hyderabad)
- From Secunderabad to Falaknuma
- * Secunderabad
- * Sitafalmandi
- * Arts College
- * Jamia Osmania
- * Vidyanagar
- * Kachiguda (Places nearby: Koti/Abids)
- * Malakpet
- * Dabirpura
- * Yakutpura
- * Huppuguda
- * Falaknuma
MMTS Talk
- [Yet another landmark for Hyderabad]
- [Railway panel happy with MMTS facilities]
- [The Great MMTS Photo Feature]
MMTS technical details
- ICF has manufactured Electric Multiple Units for the Hyderabad MMTS services. In a first ever endeavour of its kind, Railways and the State Government have agreed to equally share the cost of the rolling stock, as part of the cost sharing arrangement for the MMTS project.
- The coaches have been provided with an ergonomically designed drivers cab with all vital equipment bring arranged to be within easy reach of the motorman on an aesthetically pleasing design of prefabricated FRP drivers desk.
Rapid Transit
A subway to ease traffic is currently under planning and is planned to open by 2007-2008. Several stations are currently in planning.
See also
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