Multi-Modal Transport System (Hyderabad)
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Transit type | Suburban Rail |
Number of lines | 3 |
Number of stations | 27 |
Daily ridership | 170,000 |
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Began operation | 9 August 2003 |
Operator(s) | South Central Railway |
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System length | 43 kilometers (27 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (broad gauge) |
Electrification | 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary |
Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS), ( మల్టీ మోడల్ ట్రాన్స్పోర్ట్ సిస్టమ్, मल्टी मॉडल ट्रांसपोर्ट सिस्टम) is a suburban rail system in Hyderabad, India. It is a joint partnership of Government of Telangana and the South Central Railway, and is operated by the latter.
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Phase I
The first phase was completed at a cost of 1.78 billion (US$28 million) and started its operations on 9 August 2003 by Deputy Prime Minister, L. K. Advani & Andhra Pradesh CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu. The Chief Minister said the inauguration of the MMTS was the realisation of dream of having a mass transit system in Hyderabad. This prestigious project would complement the fast growth of the city in the areas of information technology, biotechnology, health, aviation and tourism. Andhra Pradesh was rated as the best destination in IT-enabled services and business process outsourcing.
It spans a distance of 43 km, covering 27 stations and connects Secunderabad, Nampally, Dabirpura, Malakpet, Falaknuma, Hitech city and Lingampally along few other routes like Bolaram (up to Manoharabad) and Umdanagar.
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Routes and Timetable
These routes[1] are operational (including local trains) and the number of services in that particular route is mentioned below:
"MMTS" Route | Route Name | Services |
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Hyderabad - Lingampalli | HL | 26 |
Lingampalli - Hyderabad | LH | 23 |
Falaknuma - Lingampalli | FL | 28 |
Lingampalli - Falaknuma | LF | 30 |
Falaknuma - Hyderabad | FH | 5 |
Hyderabad - Falaknuma | HF | 3 |
Secunderabad - Falaknuma | SF, SU | 3, 3 |
Falaknuma - Secunderabad | FS, US | 3, 3 |
Lingampalli - Secunderabad | LS | 2 |
"Suburban" Route | Route Name | Services |
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Bolaram - Secunderabad | BS | 6 |
Secunderabad - Bolaram | SB | 6 |
Falaknuma - Umdanagar | FU | 6 |
Umdanagar - Falaknuma | UF | 5 |
Manoharabad - Secunderabad | MBS | 6 |
Secunderabad - Manoharabad | SMB | 4 |
Malkajgiri - Bolaram | MJB | 1 |
Medchal - Secunderabad | MS | 6 |
Secunderabad - Medchal | SM | 6 |
Secunderabad - Hyderabad | SH | 2 |
Secunderabad - Malkajgiri | SMJ | 1 |
Medchal - Kacheguda/Falaknuma | 1, 2 | |
Falaknuma - Bhongir/Jangaon | 1, 1 |
Catchment areas
Station | Station Code | Nearby Suburbs catered |
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Secunderabad Railway Station | SC | Marredpally, Patny, Karkhana |
James Street | JET | M.G.Road, Paradise, Rani Gunj, Minister Road, Hussain sagar |
Sanjeevaiah Park | SJVP | Necklace road, Minister road, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Pattigadda |
Begumpet | BMT | Ameerpet, Greenlands, Somajiguda, Panjagutta, Brahmanwadi |
Nature Cure Hospital | NCHS | Balkampet, Ameerpet, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar |
Fateh Nagar | FNB | Balanagar, Sanathnagar, Yellamma Gudi |
Bharat Nagar | BTNR | Moosapeta, Kukatpally, Nizampet, Sanathnagar |
Borabanda | BRBD | Allapur, Gayatrinagar, Tulasinagar, Mothi Nagar, Rajeev Nagar, Erragadda |
Hi-Tec City | HTCY | Kukatpally Housing Board (KPHB) colony, Izzat Nagar, Madhapur, JNTU |
Hafeezpet | HFZ | Madhapur, Kondapur, Miyapur |
Chanda Nagar | cdnr | Chandanagar, Madinaguda |
Lingampalli | LPI | BHEL township, HCU, Gachibowli |
Sitaphalmandi | STPD | EFLU, Tarnaka |
Arts College | ATC | Osmania University, Warasiguda, Adikmet |
Jamia Osmania | JOO | Barkatpura, Ramnagar |
Vidyanagar | VAR | Shanker Mutt, RTC X Roads, Chikkadpally, Shivam Road, Tilaknagar, Amberpet |
Kachiguda | KCG | Barkatpura, Chaderghat, Narayanguda, Koti, Abids |
Malakpet | MXT | Chaderghat, Nalgonda 'X' Roads, Dilsukhnagar, Kothapet, Charminar |
Dabirpura | DQB | Chanchalguda, Saidabad, Printing Press, Purani Haveli, Mir Alam Mandi, Salar Jung Museum |
Yakutpura | YKA | Saidabad, Santosh Nagar, Madannapet, Pisal Banda, Rein Bazar, Edi Bazar, Brahman Vaadi, Bada Bazaar |
Uppuguda | HPG | Lal darwaza, Aliabad, Shalibanda, Darushifa, Jahanuma, Charminar |
Falaknuma | FM | Udden Gadda, Chandrayan Gutta, Barkas |
Hyderabad Deccan | HYB | Salar Jung Museum, Charminar, Hyderguda, Abids, Moazzam Jahi Market, Devi Bagh, Criminal Courts |
Lakdi-ka-pul | LKPL | Saifabad, Red Hills, Public gardens, Masab Tank, Niloufer Hospital |
Khairtabad | KQD | Banjara hills, Raj Bhavan Road, Panjagutta, Chintal Basti |
Necklace Road | NLRD | Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, Panjagutta, M S Makhta |
Lalaguda | LGDH | Lallaguda, Malkajgiri, shantinagar, Tukaram Gate |
Malkajgiri | MJF | Malkajgiri, Anandbagh, Hanumanpet, Mirzalguda |
Dayanandnagar | DYE | vaninagar, mallikarjunnagar, RKnagar |
Safilguda | SFX | Safilguda, Vinayaknagar, sainadapuram |
Ramakrishnapuram | RKO | Neredmet |
Ammuguda | AMQ | Sainikpuri |
Cavalry Barracks | CVB | Lothkunta |
Alwal | ALW | old alwal |
Bolarum Bazar | BOZ | Kompally |
Bolarum | BMO | Risala Bazar water tank/ Hakimpet |
Train fares updated on 15 Dec 2012
- First Class Fare is approximately 12 times of General Fare per single journey.
Within 1 month, South Central railway announced a fare hike of Re.1 on each ticket and 2 paisa per KM, effective 21 January, 2013.
General-class Fares
Distance(km) | Rate(![]() |
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0-10 | 5 |
10-35 | 10 |
Phase II
In May 2010, Indian Railways decided to take up the 107-km Phase-II project of the MMTS.[2]
Phase II of the project was approved on 1 March 2012 with a budget allocation of 632.68 crore (US$100 million) to be shared by the state and Indian Railways.[3]
Stage | Line | Length (km) | Cost |
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Stage I | Falaknuma-Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | 20 | ![]() |
Patancheru-Tellapur | 9 | ![]() | |
Lingampally-Tellapur | 15 | ![]() | |
Secunderabad-Bolaram | 14 | ![]() | |
Sanathnagar-Moula Ali | 21 | ![]() | |
Stage II | Moula Ali-Malkajgiri-Sitaphalmandi | 10 | ![]() |
Bolarum-Manoharabad | 24 | ![]() | |
Moula Ali-Bibinagar | 28 | ![]() |
Milestones
On International Women's Day 2012, S Satyavati became the first woman loco pilot of South Central Railway when she independently drove an MMTS train. She piloted 'Matrubhumi Ladies Special Train' from Falaknuma to Lingampally suburban stations.[4]
References
- ↑ http://topicsindia.com/mmts-train-routes-maps-lingampally-to-hyderabad-to-falaknuma/ MMTS Train Route and Maps
- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : MMTS Phase II gets the nod". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ↑ "Railway infrastructure to be upgraded for MMTS". IBN News. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Woman drives local train in Hyderabad, first for South Central Railways - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
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