Hyderabad: Metro pillars to be linked with Google Maps
Each metro station has four entry and exit gates and each of them will be numbered.
Hyderabad: Alpha-numeric numbers are given to Metro Rail pillars to link them with the Google map for citizens and tourists to identify different locations of the Metro Rail network. There will be signages at different roads, areas and colonies near Metro Rail so that people can easily understand the route for commuting.
At a session held on Sunday at Hyderabad Metro Rail office, it was decided that the corridor I, which is Miyapur to LB Nagar, will be designated as A where the pillars will start from A1 onwards. At Ameerpet station, the pillar will be A450, and near LB Nagar it will be A1,108.
The corridor II, which is Jubliee Bus Stand to Falaknuma, will be designated as B and the pillar will be B1 at JBS, B152 near Musheerabad station, B196 near RTC X Road station and B588 near Falaknuma depot.
The corridor III, which starts from Nagole to Raidurg, will be designated as C and the pillar near Nagole bridge will be C1, C296 near Mettuguda, and C1,052 near Raidurg. There are 2,748 pillars in all the three corridors.
Each metro station has four entry and exit gates and each of them will be numbered. The numbering will be in Telugu, Urdu and English languages.
Metro stations are going to have information about the parking location, e-vehicle bays, auto bays, bus bays and toilet facilities at the station displayed prominently, said Hyderabad Metro Rail managing director N.V.S. Reddy.