Governor Narasimhan today flagged off for Metro between Ameerpet and L B Nagar. With this,Hyderabad Metro Rail started services on a 16-km long stretch between Ameerpet and L B Nagar today. Minister KTR and Nayani also attended the event.
With the starting of LB Nagar-Ameerpet metro, entire phase of Corridor 1 became operational. Already commissioner for Metro Rail Safety has issued the safety certificate for metro operations on this stretch. So, today at Ameerpet station, Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E S L Narasimhan flagged off Metro rail and he travelled in metro. This stretch will cover 16 stations and with the opening of this section, the entire 29-km of Corridor 1 from Miyapur to LB Nagar will be operational.
However, during this event, security team’s failure is clearly visible as outsiders also entered metro train in which Governor is travelling. The rail will be open for public after 6 pm today.