L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited has announced the arrival of the first metro train for Hyderabad Metro Rail Project to the Uppal Depot here on Wednesday. The rolling stock was received by S. N. Subrahmanyam, whole-time Director & Senior Vice-President of Larsen & Toubro, and later, he also reviewed the project and emphasised on the completion of the project within the scheduled time, cost and quality.
“It is a proud moment for all citizens and it is the beginning of a new era in the transportation history of Hyderabad,” said Hyderabad Metro Rail Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy. “It a significant milestone for the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project and an indication that we are ahead of time in bringing the trains,” said L&T Metro Rail Chief Executive and Managing Director V.B. Gadgil.
Special trailersThe three-coach train was shipped from the Changwon factory of Hyundai Rotem, South Korea, in April last week and reached Chennai earlier this month after sailing for two weeks. It was brought here by special trailers by road
All the three cars reached HMR Uppal Depot in the early hours of 21May 2014. The trains have been unloaded at the depot and after preliminary testing will be put on trial run on the ground rail track inside before being brought onto the viaduct on the Nagole-Mettuguda stretch.
