Ganesh Nimajjan arrangements: Metro trains to run till 1 am on September 17

Hyderabad: To accommodate the extra rush on Ganesh Nimajjan day, the last metro train at all stations will leave at 1 am on September 17. Metro trains and stations are witnessing a massive footfall of five lakh commuters daily, most of them being Ganesh Chaturthi festival goers.

Visitors from various parts of the city who made a beeline to see the Khairatabad Ganesh further added to the metro passenger rush yesterday (Saturday). Records show that Khairatabad metro station was visited by about 94,000 passengers with 39,000 entries and 55,000 exits.

To facilitate and manage the heavy rush in metro trains, at the Khairatabad station in particular, HMRL MD NVS Reddy held a meeting with L&TMRHL MD KVB Reddy and other senior officers on Sunday and made the following special arrangements:

- Extra trains with higher frequency will run during peak hours as per the need till the end of Ganesh Nimajjan on September 17 (Tuesday).

- On Nimajjan day, trains will run beyond midnight. The last train in all directions will leave at 1 am and reach their respective destinations at around 2 am i.e., early morning hours of Wednesday.

- Additional police and private security personnel will be deployed at Khairatabad and Lakdikapul metro stations. The security arrangements will be monitored by DSP rank police officers of HMRL.

- Additional ticket counters will be opened at select metro stations to meet the demand.

NVS Reddy appealed to the metro commuters visiting Khairatabad to follow discipline and cooperate with the security personnel to avoid any stampede etc.