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With South Central Railway (SCR) restoring MMTS suburban trains to near-scheduled timings during highest hours connected definite routes successful caller months, travellers are present urging authorities to instrumentality the adjacent measurement to grow services and reclaim the system’s past glory.
The commuters question much services connected cardinal routes. Passenger associations are demanding further trains connected the Secunderabad/Umdanagar-Medchal conception to easiness regular question and amended connectivity with long-distance trains. “We request aboriginal greeting services from Medchal to Falaknuma and backmost to assistance passengers drawback the Vande Bharat Express and a Bolarum-Umdanagar work for casual links to Tungabhadra Express and AP Sampark Kranti Express,” says Murali, a predominant commuter.
He adds that introducing Medchal-Lingampalli and Bolarum-Hyderabad services would payment employees and concern travellers, portion a Medchal-Falaknuma bid would service South Hyderabad commuters.
Commuters besides suggest caller routes specified arsenic Medchal-Cherlapalli via R.K. Nagar, Secunderabad-Cherlapalli via Malkajgiri, and R.C. Puram-Cherlapalli via Neredmet, with morning, afternoon, and evening options to nexus the caller terminal. There is statement connected expanding connectivity from Cherlapalli to Hyderabad, Umdanagar, R.C. Puram/Lingampalli (via Neredmet and Suchitra), and adding services to Lingampalli and Medchal during off-peak hours.
Frequency and infrastructure upgrades
Another commuter G. Rakesh suggests reducing intervals to 15-20 minutes during highest hours, extending Lingampalli services to R.C. Puram and Patancheru successful the evenings, and adding much trains to Ghatkesar via Cherlapalli. He besides recommends exploring a caller level astatine Tellapur facing the radial roadworthy adjacent the ORR Kollur exit.
“MMTS schedules and fares should beryllium displayed prominently astatine large stations, with predominant announcements,” says Bharadwaj, a Railway Users Committee member. He advocates merging first-class and ladies sections, conducting regular checks, and imposing fines connected ticketless travellers. Mr. Bharadwaj besides suggests allowing long-distance passengers escaped MMTS question for 90 minutes aft arrival, and creating a dedicated level astatine Secunderabad for smoother boarding with trains halting successful the mediate and not astatine the edge.
New halt stations and aboriginal plans
Train Travellers Association president Noor Ahmed Ali reveals that 3 caller MMTS halt stations — Loyola College, Anandbagh, and Prashanthnagar adjacent Moula Ali quarters — are expected to beryllium opened soon. “We anticipation SCR enactment continues proactive efforts to amended amenities, adhd stoppages for explicit trains, and guarantee safe, punctual, and comfy travel,” helium says.
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