Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the first phase of the Hyderabad Metro Rail project and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit ( GES ).The 30-km-long first phase of the metro rail project between Miyapur and Nagole, having 24 stations, would be thrown open to the public from tomorrow.The trains on this line will run from 6 am to 10 pm initially and the timings would be rescheduled to 5.30 am to 11 pm.The concessionaire, L&T Metro Rail ( Hyderabad ) Ltd, has fixed a minimum fare of Rs 10 for a distance of up to two kilometres and the maximum fare is Rs 60 for a distance of more than 26 kms. Each train would initially have three coaches and 330 people can travel in each coach. The number of coaches can be increased to six depending on the traffic.After inaugurating the metro rail, the prime minister would go to the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) for the opening of eighth edition of the three-day GES. He would attend a dinner tonight at the Falaknuma Palace (now a luxury hotel), built during the Nizam era, before concluding his Hyderabad visit.

Source: Economic Times November 28, 2017 09:03 UTC