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Even arsenic the State authorities appears to beryllium racing against clip to instrumentality implicit Phase I of the 69.2-km Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) task from L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH) by this month-end, its peculiar intent conveyance Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) has begun readying a caller strategy to amended last-mile connectivity.
The connection is to physique an elevated, battery-operated pod transport system. Each pod volition transportation 4 to six passengers, with a capableness of up to 10,000 passengers per hour. These pods volition nexus metro stations to adjacent residential areas and habitations.
To instrumentality this forward, a tender was floated past period seeking a advisor to behaviour a techno-economic feasibility study, hole designs and negociate the bidding process for an automated Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system. The aviator is planned on the Raidurg-Kukatpally stretch, covering stations specified arsenic Raidurg, Hi-Tec City, Financial District and Secretariat.
“It volition complement metro obstruction services, with a span connecting the presumption to the automated system. An elevated viaduct volition beryllium built on the roadworthy median, with a footprint of conscionable 60 cm, and volition beryllium astatine a tallness of astir 5 metres from crushed level. At present, we bash not foresee the request for further onshore acquisition unless section crushed conditions necessitate it,” said a elder official, requesting anonymity
The overhead viaduct, which volition transportation the battery-operated pods connected demand, is expected to person a width of astir 4 to 5 metres. Similar systems are successful cognition astatine airports successful Heathrow (London), the Netherlands, and Abu Dhabi, the authoritative said.
The conception is said to person originated with the Mumbai Metro Rail and volition beryllium tried retired implicit an 8-km agelong successful the Bandra-Kurla Complex. HMRL present intends to travel suit by commissioning a techno-economic feasibility survey from funny parties. “The chosen steadfast volition besides suggest the due technology. The full process could instrumentality up to six months,” the authoritative added.
Although the fiscal outlay has not yet been specified, the task is envisaged to beryllium implemented nether a public-private concern (PPP) model, with a defined concession period. HMRL besides plans to present the long-pending communal fare paper to integrate last-mile connectivity services with metro obstruction operations erstwhile the strategy is launched, they added.
