METRO COMFORTS PASSENGERS BY RUNNING EXTRA TRIPS

Metro services on Sunday witnessed   heavy numbers with the passengers touching 2 lakh mark and forcing the authorities to deploy more services on peak hours with shorter frequency .
  while taking a graph  on Miyapur to LB Nagar stretch swelling between 5 pm and 7 pm, the officials deployed services additional to 19 trains operated as per schedule and ran them with a fare frequency of 3.5 minutes.

  To comfort metro passengers, Metro officials also decided to operate trains with short frequency from Monday during peak hours both in the morning and evening, depending on the rush on the Miyapur-LB Nagar route.

On Sunday, some extra trips were initiated from Dilsukhnagar towards Miyapur and from Kukatpally Housing Board towards LB Nagar for even distribution of services. Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited Managing Director, NVS Reddy said the footfalls was expected to touch 2 lakh mark of which 1.80 lakh would be paid passengers.

Meanwhile, many senior citizens and women were seen traveling in groups in the Metro services to experience the travel comfort and convenience.