Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the much-awaited Hyderabad Metro Rail on Tuesday. The prime minister, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and Telangana’s Information Technology Minister K T Rama Rao travelled by the metro from Miyapur to Kukatpally.
 Telangana governor ESL Narasimhan and MoS Urban Development Hardeep Singh Puri were also present on the occasion. Â
The 30 km-long first phase of the metro rail project is situated between Miyapur and Nagole station Its commercial operations would start the day after.
LIVE UPDATES:
# PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Hyderabad metro
During its inaugural run, Modi and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will travel by the metro from Miyapur to Kukatpally, and back.
The trains would run from 6 am to 10 pm initially and the timings would be rescheduled to 5:30 am to 11 pm, depending on the traffic and demand, Telangana’s Information Technology Minister K T Rama Rao informed.