HYDERABAD: All the three proposed routes of Hyderabad Metro's phase one for a distance of 66.39 km now await the Government's approval after they have been more or less finalised by the Empowered Committee of senior officials.

While there is no route change for line one - Miyapur to L.B.Nagar (29.8 km & 27 stations) and line two - Jubilee Bus Station to Falaknuma (14.78 km & 16 stations), a major change has already been made for line three - Habsiguda-Shilparamam (21.74 km & 20 stations).

Line one route

Line one will traverse through JNTU, KPHB Colony, Kukatpally, Balanagar, Moosapet, Bharatnagar, Erragadda, ESI Hospital, S.R.Nagar, Ameerpet, Punjagutta, Erramanzil, Khairatabad, Secretariat, Ravindra Bharathi, Assembly, Gandhi Bhavan, M.J. Market, Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, Malakpet, Moosarambagh, Dilsukhnagar and L.B.Nagar.

Line two will traverse through Parade Grounds, Secunderabad station, Ramnagar, Chikkadpally, Narayanaguda, Sultan Bazar, Osmania Medical College, Salar Jung Museum, Charminar, Shalibanda, Shamsheergunj, Jangamet and Falaknuma.

The line will be laid at least half a kilometre away from historic sites like Charminar and Museum, said Project Director N.V.S. Reddy.

Bus terminals

All three routes will touch major bus terminals located in four corners like the Jubilee Bus Station, Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station at Imlibun, Dilsukhnagar Bus Station, Miyapur Bus Station and Charminar Bus Station.

Line three starting from Habsiguda has been altered to pass through Begumpet, Ameerpet, Madhuranagar, Yousufguda and Jubilee Hills instead of the Punjagutta-Banjara Hills-Jubilee Hills route due to steep curvature of 70 metres radius at the Rajiv Gandhi statue.

Interchange stations with the railways will be at Nampally, Secunderabad and Begumpet. For Metro, line one and line two will have an interchange station at Osmania Medical College in Koti, line 1 and line 3 interchange station will be at Ameerpet and for line 2 and line 3 at Parade Grounds. Interchange stations for MRTS with existing MMTS network will be at Bharatnagar, Begumpet, Khairatabad, Malakpet and Falaknuma. Railway lines will be crossed over at Alugadda Bavi, Hotel Ramakrishna, Old Gandhi Hospital, Begumpet, Malakpet, Khairatabad and Bharatnagar. Work may be grounded in a few months.

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