First Metro Rail up for a trial run soon.

The first metro train that was rolled out from South Korea to Hyderabad would be put on tracks for test and trials in next couple of days before it is run on the first phase of the project from Nagole to Mettuguda on March 21, 2015, according to L&T Metro Rail, Hyderabad, Chief Executive & Managing Director V.B. Gadgil recently.

Addressing Tours, Travels and Hoteliers at a SKAL International event, he said the three coach train, which reached the city last month in the third week of May, would be put to trial runs on 8 km stretch atop the viaduct.

Pointing out that the project was taken with the total outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore, he said, it was the largest investment of L&T had ever made in any one single city.

The Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) to be used for the rail system will help determine accurate position of a train unlike the traditional signalling systems thereby making it efficient and safe.

THE HINDU