After planning countrys first MetroNeo project forNashik, the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, known as MahaMetro, has added yet another feather in its cap by providing design based on the innovative concept to Warangal city inTelangana.
As per the DPR, length of Warangal MetroNeo will be 15km and it will be built at a cost of about Rs1,000 crore. The cost per km of this project is Rs60 crore, against Rs180 crore per km of traditional heavy Metros.
Currently, Population of Warangal, Hanamkonda and Kazipet cities is 20 lakh. It is expected to increase to 36 lakh in 2041. The peak hour per direction traffic (PHPDT) in 2041 is expected to be 8,000.