Hyderabad: Wednesday marked a new chapter in the 15-year-old journey of the MMTS services in the city, with brand new 12-coach trains slowly beginning to replace the... Two 12-coach trains start chugging out in Hyderabad
It would be surely very useful for Hyderabad. As mentioned in the news, its very true that METRO railway has not affected the MMTS service. Metros & MMTSs both are popular & remain full. Traffic Jams on roads are responsible for this. Another imp point is cost. Metro will fetch mostly 1st class tarvellers of MMTS but will not affect 2nd class where Metro line is parallel to Rail line (i.e. along Mumbai Highway) I... more...
hope so that 1st class coaches are not removed in these new 12Car MMTS trains.
Metro may successfully reduce some cars/bikes on roads, though, if it hasn't already. And why would it snatch FC travellers from MMTS? Is it faster, cheaper or more frequent than MMTS?
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