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Two high speed trains meet each other at the fabulous relative speed of 600 km/h (372 mph). This is just routine: each day, hundreds or probably thousands of such non-events occur on the French TGV network. And still, I can’t help but staying amazed when seeing such spectacular “routine”. The 2 trains on the picture belong to the Thalys fleet. Thalys is the joint commercial operations for high speed passenger train services between Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium), Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Köln (Germany). The cab signal displays a green “300” number (right in the centre of the dashboard, above the left rounded meter), meaning that the train has the highball for 300 km/h (186.4 mph). The actual speed on shooting the picture was about 297 km/h (184.55 mph), and it is displayed on the round gauge located in the center of the dashboard (the right one). The 297 km/h mark on the...
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UP's "Big-Boy" steam locomotive, UP 4023, fills Bancroft Street at the new Kenefick Park in Omaha Nebraska. Gives a new meaning to the term "Street Running"!
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4 Public Posts - Fri May 31, 2013
All 20 heritage units are gathered around the turntable at the Spencer Roundhouse, with 1030 holding down the table. For more information, visit www.nscorp.com
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6 Public Posts - Fri May 31, 2013
HYB METRO UPDATE
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Overhead uninterrupted power line for metro
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The metro rail project will have an overhead 25 KV power line across the 72-km viaduct being constructed in the three corridors. Initially, the...
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Overhead uninterrupted power line for metro
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The metro rail project will have an overhead 25 KV power line across the 72-km viaduct being constructed in the three corridors. Initially, the...
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Lack of skilled engineers: Hyderabad Metro Rail settles for old power supply system at cost of esthetics
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HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Metro Rail project touted to be at global standards being executed under first ever private-public partnership (PPP) model has shunned modern Third Rail technology of power supply for the train, and decided to stick to the age-old overhead line system called AC Traction. Shockingly, the reason given is lack of skilled engineers able to handle the modern technology.
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HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Metro Rail project touted to be at global standards being executed under first ever private-public partnership (PPP) model has shunned modern Third Rail technology of power supply for the train, and decided to stick to the age-old overhead line system called AC Traction. Shockingly, the reason given is lack of skilled engineers able to handle the modern technology.
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Skywalks to connect metro stations, offices
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The Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMR) is open to the idea of connecting skywalks leading from the overhead metro stations to office, educational institutions, commercial and residential complexes or even to important public buildings.
It will ensure that metro rail users need not get down onto the road and instead can directly walk towards their respective destinations...
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The Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMR) is open to the idea of connecting skywalks leading from the overhead metro stations to office, educational institutions, commercial and residential complexes or even to important public buildings.
It will ensure that metro rail users need not get down onto the road and instead can directly walk towards their respective destinations...
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Launching Girder - IInd span at NGRI
Originally Posted by kailash9999, From HMR FB Page.
Originally Posted by kailash9999, From HMR FB Page.
1 Public Posts - Wed Jan 09, 2013
Hyundai Rotem accomplished Delhi Metro phrase 1 and 3, and bungalow Metro projects in stages. Hyundai Rotem obtained EMU order (171 cars) of Hyderrabd, 3rd city in India and total number of vehicles are over 800. Now Hyudai Rotem expands India market activily.
Project : India Hyderrabad EMUs
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Project : India Hyderrabad EMUs
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Hyderabad: India’s biggest engineering company Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) said on Tuesday that it plans to complete the process of signing up vendors for the Rs.16,375 crore Hyderabad Metro rail project by the end of February.
L&T placed orders worth Rs.1,700 crore with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem Co. for rolling stock in September, and orders worth Rs.700 crore with France-based Thales SA to set up signalling, train control and communication systems in November. The company said it is in the process of finalizing the Rs.180-200 crore contract to supply automated fare collection units within a week, followed by escalator and workshop equipment by February.
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L&T placed orders worth Rs.1,700 crore with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem Co. for rolling stock in September, and orders worth Rs.700 crore with France-based Thales SA to set up signalling, train control and communication systems in November. The company said it is in the process of finalizing the Rs.180-200 crore contract to supply automated fare collection units within a week, followed by escalator and workshop equipment by February.
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1 Public Posts - Wed Jan 09, 2013
L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad, the concessionaire building the elevated public transport project for the city, in an effort to take it closer to the people has decided to choose brand ambassadors from among the general public.
These will be selected among students (school & college), corporates, senior citizens, housewives and others. The process of selection will be announced shortly and a panel of eminent personalities will function as judges to select them, said L&TMRH Chief Executive & Managing Director V.B. Gadgil on Tuesday.
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These will be selected among students (school & college), corporates, senior citizens, housewives and others. The process of selection will be announced shortly and a panel of eminent personalities will function as judges to select them, said L&TMRH Chief Executive & Managing Director V.B. Gadgil on Tuesday.
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L&T may rope in equity partners for Hyderabad Metro
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L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (LTMRHL) on Tuesday said it may think of roping in equity partners for Hyderabad metro rail project.
Vivek B Gadgil, chief executive and managing director of L&T Metro Rail, said while they were not talking to anybody at the moment, they would sometime definitely look at having equity partners....
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L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (LTMRHL) on Tuesday said it may think of roping in equity partners for Hyderabad metro rail project.
Vivek B Gadgil, chief executive and managing director of L&T Metro Rail, said while they were not talking to anybody at the moment, they would sometime definitely look at having equity partners....
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HYDERABAD METRO RAIL INVITES BRAND AMBASSADORS
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HYDERABAD METRO RAIL INVITES BRAND AMBASSADORS
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Busy Begumpet next stop for metro rail work
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Metro rail construction is to pick pace in the coming days with the concessionaire, L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad, slated to start work on foundations for the piers at Varun Motors on the super busy Begumpet road.
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Metro rail construction is to pick pace in the coming days with the concessionaire, L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad, slated to start work on foundations for the piers at Varun Motors on the super busy Begumpet road.
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1 Public Posts - Fri Jan 18, 2013
HYDERABAD METRO RAIL PROJECT PICKS UP STEAM.
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HYDERABAD: The ambitious metro rail project has entered another key phase with the L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad starting construction of its first station at Uppal. The station is expected to be ready by the end of this year. Work on pillars and erection of girders is going on simultaneously on various stretches of the metro rail in the city.
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HYDERABAD: The ambitious metro rail project has entered another key phase with the L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad starting construction of its first station at Uppal. The station is expected to be ready by the end of this year. Work on pillars and erection of girders is going on simultaneously on various stretches of the metro rail in the city.
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L&T Hyderabad Metro awards steel rail supply contract to Tata Corus.
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HYDERABAD, JAN 21: L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd has awarded steel rail supply contract to Tata Corus.
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HYDERABAD, JAN 21: L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd has awarded steel rail supply contract to Tata Corus.
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Two-year delay on metro PILs.
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The Hyderabad metro rail’s progress is fraught with complexities and doubts, say activists.
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Despite over two years of delay, several public interest litigations (PILs) filed in the AP...
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The Hyderabad metro rail’s progress is fraught with complexities and doubts, say activists.
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Despite over two years of delay, several public interest litigations (PILs) filed in the AP...
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1 Public Posts - Mon Jan 21, 2013
‘Hyderabad Metro Rail phase-I to be completed by 2014’
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Hyderabad: Works related to Hyderabad Metro Rail are progressing at a brisk pace and phase-1 of the project will be completed by 2014 as per schedule despite the "challenges," officials said.
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Hyderabad: Works related to Hyderabad Metro Rail are progressing at a brisk pace and phase-1 of the project will be completed by 2014 as per schedule despite the "challenges," officials said.
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METRO TO CHUG ON FRENCH RAILS
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The first batch of steel rails for the elevated metro rail sourced from Tata Steel (Corus), France, is expected to reach the city from the Mumbai port by next month end.
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The first batch of steel rails for the elevated metro rail sourced from Tata Steel (Corus), France, is expected to reach the city from the Mumbai port by next month end.
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'Half of Hyderabad Metro's revenues will come from property development and rentals'
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Public-private partnership (PPP) projects are not easy to manage. The Delhi Airport Metro may have recommenced operations on January 22 after a six-month shutdown for repairs, but the project's problems are far from over. The two PPP partners, Reliance Infrastructure, part of Anil Ambani's Reliance Group, and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, still have differences that await arbitration. World-over, metro rail projects are a tough business. Of the 200 or so global metro rail systems, only four - Hong Kong,...
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Public-private partnership (PPP) projects are not easy to manage. The Delhi Airport Metro may have recommenced operations on January 22 after a six-month shutdown for repairs, but the project's problems are far from over. The two PPP partners, Reliance Infrastructure, part of Anil Ambani's Reliance Group, and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, still have differences that await arbitration. World-over, metro rail projects are a tough business. Of the 200 or so global metro rail systems, only four - Hong Kong,...
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Metro's ‘Badi’ bump
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Hyderabad Metro Rail works are going on at a brisk pace. In all, 483 foundations and 351 pillars have already come up and works at casting yards in Miyapur and Uppal are in full swing.
Of the 1,400 properties to be acquired in three corridors, 1,000 properties have already been taken over, but the contentious issues along Corridor II...
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Hyderabad Metro Rail works are going on at a brisk pace. In all, 483 foundations and 351 pillars have already come up and works at casting yards in Miyapur and Uppal are in full swing.
Of the 1,400 properties to be acquired in three corridors, 1,000 properties have already been taken over, but the contentious issues along Corridor II...
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METRO PIER WORKS TO BE SPEEDED UP.
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The government-constituted special task force traffic sub-committee on the metro rail project has advised the traffic police to permit more sites to be barricaded in consultation with GHMC and Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) Limited to speed up the project.
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The government-constituted special task force traffic sub-committee on the metro rail project has advised the traffic police to permit more sites to be barricaded in consultation with GHMC and Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) Limited to speed up the project.
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GREEN SIGNAL FOR DESIGNS OF METRO RAIL CROSSINGS.
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The Railways has cleared the General Agreement Drawings (GAD) for all the eight metro rail crossings in a record time giving a big boost to the concessionaire L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH) for expediting the project, said Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy on Wednesday.
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The Railways has cleared the General Agreement Drawings (GAD) for all the eight metro rail crossings in a record time giving a big boost to the concessionaire L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH) for expediting the project, said Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy on Wednesday.
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1 Public Posts - Thu Feb 28, 2013
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Metro works in full swing at Kothapet.
Metro works in full swing at Kothapet.
2 Public Posts - Mon Mar 11, 2013
Metro Rail: Nagole-Mettuguda phase to be complete by 2014.
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HMR ahead of schedule, Governor tells House ahead of budget session
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The Nagole-Mettuguda segment of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project will be completed by...
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HMR ahead of schedule, Governor tells House ahead of budget session
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The Nagole-Mettuguda segment of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project will be completed by...
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L&T Hyderabad metro non-ticket revenues to contribute 50 %
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HYDERABAD, MARCH 19:
The 72-km L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited project is based on a revenue model of 50 per cent from passenger fares, 45 per cent from property development and 5 per cent from advertisement and other miscellaneous sources.
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HYDERABAD, MARCH 19:
The 72-km L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited project is based on a revenue model of 50 per cent from passenger fares, 45 per cent from property development and 5 per cent from advertisement and other miscellaneous sources.
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2 Public Posts - Wed Mar 20, 2013
First lot of French rails for metro arriving.
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The shipment of 5,000 metre rails is on its way to city by road on special trailers of 60 ft length having arrived in Mumbai
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The shipment of 5,000 metre rails is on its way to city by road on special trailers of 60 ft length having arrived in Mumbai
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2 Public Posts - Thu Mar 21, 2013
Stage I of metro rail to be ready by March 21, 2015.
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State government allocates Rs. 500 crore to the project this year
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The first stage of the elevated metro rail for the...
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State government allocates Rs. 500 crore to the project this year
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1 Public Posts - Mon Mar 25, 2013
Metro Rail: six key stretches to be barricaded for construction
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The Chief Secretary-led Special Task Force on the Metro Rail project at a high-level meeting on Monday directed the traffic police to allow barricading of six more stretches for the construction of piers.
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The Chief Secretary-led Special Task Force on the Metro Rail project at a high-level meeting on Monday directed the traffic police to allow barricading of six more stretches for the construction of piers.
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1 Public Posts - Tue Apr 02, 2013
Now, commuters can travel multi-mode on a single ticket.
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The Metro Automatic Fare Collection to have provision for a combined Metro Rail, MMTS and bus ticket
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The Metro Automatic Fare Collection to have provision for a combined Metro Rail, MMTS and bus ticket
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APSRTC to provide access to metro rail.
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HYDERABAD: To connect proposed metro rail stations with bus depots for the convenience of citizens, the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR), APSRTC and L&T have decided to work out an inter-modal integration arrangement between metro rail and RTC.
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HYDERABAD: To connect proposed metro rail stations with bus depots for the convenience of citizens, the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR), APSRTC and L&T have decided to work out an inter-modal integration arrangement between metro rail and RTC.
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Another high for Metro Rail.
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The first girder launcher will start functioning on stage-II of the project between Miyapur and S.R.Nagar, a 12-km stretch
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The Metro Rail construction schedule will be witnessing another...
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The first girder launcher will start functioning on stage-II of the project between Miyapur and S.R.Nagar, a 12-km stretch
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FIRST METRO MODEL COACH TO ARRIVE IN CITY IN OCTOBER.
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The first ‘model coach’ of the Hyderabad Metro Rail is likely to arrive in the city by October, officials revealed.
According to them, the spacious coach fitted with state-of-the-art facilities is being designed by Hyundai Rotem, a well-known Korean company.
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The first ‘model coach’ of the Hyderabad Metro Rail is likely to arrive in the city by October, officials revealed.
According to them, the spacious coach fitted with state-of-the-art facilities is being designed by Hyundai Rotem, a well-known Korean company.
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3 Public Posts - Fri Apr 05, 2013
Hyderabad Metro - NGRI to Survey of India
Courtesy: Mr. Karthik M, skyscrapercity.com
Courtesy: Mr. Karthik M, skyscrapercity.com
3 Public Posts - Sun Apr 14, 2013
Metro’s stage-1 works near completion, 1st coach by Oct.
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail works in stage-I between Nagole and Mettuguda is nearing completion. The laying of pillars and construction of the viaduct is over. Barricades, which were set up in the middle of the road to facilitate Metro Rail works, have been removed with completion of works, enabling smooth flow of traffic along this stretch.
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail works in stage-I between Nagole and Mettuguda is nearing completion. The laying of pillars and construction of the viaduct is over. Barricades, which were set up in the middle of the road to facilitate Metro Rail works, have been removed with completion of works, enabling smooth flow of traffic along this stretch.
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Hyderabad metro: Chief Secretary directs clearance of utility lines.
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HYDERABAD, APRIL 27: A concerted effort has been initiated to ensure right of way for the elevated L&T Hyderabad metro rail project.
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HYDERABAD, APRIL 27: A concerted effort has been initiated to ensure right of way for the elevated L&T Hyderabad metro rail project.
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1 Public Posts - Mon Apr 29, 2013
GMR throws weight behind Metro link to airport.
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The GMR group, which built and currently maintains the international airport at Shamshabad, seems to have successfully lobbied for a metro rail link to the airport.
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The GMR group, which built and currently maintains the international airport at Shamshabad, seems to have successfully lobbied for a metro rail link to the airport.
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Common underground duct mooted along three Metro Rail corridors.
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The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, in coordination with the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited and other stakeholders, proposes to have a common utility duct for the major utilities along the three corridors of metro rail.
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The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, in coordination with the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited and other stakeholders, proposes to have a common utility duct for the major utilities along the three corridors of metro rail.
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Hyderabad Metro Rail all fired up for smooth ride.
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The Hyderabad Metro Rail project’s stations and buildings under construction will be fully compliant with the provisions of the National Building Code (NBC) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
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The Hyderabad Metro Rail project’s stations and buildings under construction will be fully compliant with the provisions of the National Building Code (NBC) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
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World Bank all for an eco-friendly Hyderabad.
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World Bank country head Barjor E. Mehta hails the innovative features, multi-modal integration and the urban redesign approach of the HMR project; terms it a very promising one
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World Bank country head Barjor E. Mehta hails the innovative features, multi-modal integration and the urban redesign approach of the HMR project; terms it a very promising one
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Skywalk to link Khairatabad Metro station, Secretariat.
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‘Merry-go-round’ buses planned from Lakdikapul and Khairatabad stations to Secretariat, BRKR Bhavan, GHMC head office and other offices
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‘Merry-go-round’ buses planned from Lakdikapul and Khairatabad stations to Secretariat, BRKR Bhavan, GHMC head office and other offices
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Old City properties to be bulldozed for metro.
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HYDERABAD: Nearly 1,000 properties will be brought down, either partially or completely, for widening the three-kms stretch between Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) and Falaknuma to 100 feet on the metro rail corridor-II (JBS-Falaknuma) route.
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HYDERABAD: Nearly 1,000 properties will be brought down, either partially or completely, for widening the three-kms stretch between Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) and Falaknuma to 100 feet on the metro rail corridor-II (JBS-Falaknuma) route.
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1 Public Posts - Tue May 28, 2013
Hyderabad Metro Rail touches another milestone.
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Hyderabad: The ambitious Hyderabad Metro Rail project works, which is going at a fast pace, has touched another milestone by embarking the stage of laying rails. The rails have already been placed at the Uppal Metro Rail depot, where the Metro Rail will finally descend from the elevated tracks.
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Hyderabad: The ambitious Hyderabad Metro Rail project works, which is going at a fast pace, has touched another milestone by embarking the stage of laying rails. The rails have already been placed at the Uppal Metro Rail depot, where the Metro Rail will finally descend from the elevated tracks.
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3 Public Posts - Tue Jun 04, 2013
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