Revanth wants KPHB-Mindspace PRT corridor ready within a year

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has set December 2026 as the deadline to release and finalise the tender for the city’s first Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) corridor and wants the line ready within a year of that.

According to Newsmeter, Reddy gave the directions at a review meeting with senior officials at the Bodhi Pavilion of the Dr Marri Channa Reddy Human Resource Development (MCRHRD) Institute. He told them to begin work on the proposal immediately.

Where the pods will run

The priority line will connect Kukatpally Housing Board (KPHB) Metro Station with Biodiversity Metro Station via Durgam Cheruvu and Raheja Mindspace, a stretch known for heavy traffic in the IT corridor.

Two more corridors are on the drawing board. One will link LB Stadium with Ranigunj Bus Station through the Ambedkar Statue, Indira Park and Lower Tank Bund. The other will connect Assembly Metro Station with Begumpet, passing Ravindra Bharathi, the Telangana Secretariat and IMAX.

Parking and depots

Each corridor is to have its own depot. A multi-level parking facility is proposed near IKEA at Gachibowli, with a PRT depot for the KPHB line. Officials have also been told to build a similar facility with a depot on Necklace Road for the Assembly-Begumpet route.

The stated aim

The government says the network is meant to cut travel time, reduce the load on roads and curb vehicular pollution in the Core Urban Region (CURE), while tying Metro stations to IT hubs and administrative centres.

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