MMTS Entering Secunderabad Juction

MMTS or Multi-Modal Transport System is a commuter rail system in Hyderabad, India. It is a joint partnership of Government of Andhra Pradesh and the South Central Railway, and is operated by the SCR railways. First phase: The first phase was completed at a cost of Rs. 178 crore (USD37 million, and started its operations on August 9, 2003. It covers a distance of 43 km, covering 27 stations and connects Secunderabad, Nampally, Dabirpura, Malakpet, Falaknuma, Madhapur and Lingampally. The Diesel Multiple Units (green local trains) complement the MMTS (white-blue trains) along few other routes like Bolaram (up to Manoharabad), Umdanagar etc Second Phase: In May 2010, Indian Railways has decided to take up the 107-km Phase-II project of the MMTS at an estimated cost of Rs. 641 crore. The Railway Board has cleared the Phase-II after the state government had agreed to fund two-third cost. It is expected to complete by 2012 and would handle 3 lakh passengers a day. Second Phase has six segments : Secunderabad - Bollarum - Medchal (28 km) Falaknuma - Umdanagar - Shamshabad Airport (20 km) Secunderabad - Moulali - Ghatkesar (19 km) Moulali - Sanathnagar chord line (21 km) Kacheguda - Sitaphalmandi - Malkajgiri - Moulali chord line (10 km) MMTS trains on sunday: hyderabad local train services are limited on sunday. Some services which runs between 11 am to 3 pm are cancelled. Please check the mmts timetable before planing your journey on sunday in hyderabad. "*" marked trains in our time table won't run on sunday. Mathrubhoomi special for Ladies: SCR introduced ladies special trains on Sept 28th 2011 in FL route. These 2 trains(9 coaches each) will only run in Falaknuma to Lingampalli route.However these trains are underutilized and they are moving with empty coaches even in rush hours.People demanding for 2 or 3 coaches for gents in these trains and also mmts ladies special train timings are not comfortable for software employees who comes out for train at 6:30 pm.

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