Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on December 9 will lay the foundation stone for Airport Express Metro on December 9. The project is projected worth Rs 6,250 crore. This project starting at Mindspace junction to Shamshabad Airport will be 31 kms long.
Taking to Twitter, Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Minister KT Rama Rao wrote, "Hyderabad is Forging Ahead. Happy to announce that Hon’ble CM KCR Garu will be laying the foundation for Airport Express Metro 🚇 on 9th December. This project starting at Mindspace junction to Shamshabad Airport will be 31 KM long & will be costing approximately ₹6,250 Cr."
The minister further said that the project is completely funded by the state government. "This Airport Express Metro is a Telangana State government-funded project and will be completed in 3 years. We have submitted DPR and are in discussions with Govt of India for an additional 31 KM city Metro expansion, BHEL to Lakdikapul - 26 kms and Nagole to LB Nagar - 5 kms," KTR further wrote on his Twitter.
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The proposed Metrorail will contain both underground and elevated sections, in which around 2.5 kms of the total stretch is expected to be underground, said a Telangana Today report. The Hyderabad Airport Metro Rail (HAML) is expected to oversee the project.
It is expected that there will be 10 stations -- Bio-Diversity junction, Nanakramguda, Narsingi, Telangana Police Academy, Rajendranangar, Shamshabad, Airport Cargo station and terminal. These are some of the stations.