Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will lay the foundation stone for the Old City metro rail project in Falaknuma. This project will complete the 5.5 km stretch from MGBS in Corridor Two of the first phase of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR).
The upcoming project’s alignment will pass through Darulshifa, Purani Haveli, Etebar Chowk, Alijah Kotla, Daira Mir Momin, Hari Bowli, Shalibanda, Shamsheer Gunj, and Aliabad before ending at Falaknuma metro rail station. There will be four stations: Salarjung Museum, Charminar, Shalibanda, and Falaknuma.
The stations are named after the Salarjung Museum and Charminar due to their historical significance. Around 1,100 properties will be affected by road widening to 100 feet as per the master plan and 120 feet at station locations. The project will cost Rs 2,000 crore, including road widening and shifting utilities.
The State government has directed that engineering solutions be implemented to ensure no religious or heritage structures are affected by the construction. The line will be extended by 1.5 km from Falaknuma to Chandrayangutta, which will serve as a major interchange station on the newly planned airport line of Nagole-LB Nagar-Chandrayangutta-Mailardevpally-P7 Road-Shamshabad Airport.
