CM Revanth Approves Personal Rapid Transit System for the City

The Telangana government has approved a proposal to introduce a Personal Rapid Transit System (PRTS) on three major routes in Hyderabad to ease the city’s growing traffic congestion. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed officials to begin the necessary work by December and make the services available by the end of 2027. One of the key routes will connect KPHB Metro Station with the proposed Biodiversity Metro Station via Durgam Cheruvu and Raheja Mindspace. The government has proposed a total network of 34.46 km across Hyderabad’s IT corridors, with the KPHB–Raidurg stretch of 7.62 km identified as the first priority. A feasibility report submitted by LEA Associates is already available, and the Chief Minister has asked officials to move ahead with the project.

Apart from the IT corridor, two more PRTS routes have been approved in the core city. One will connect LB Stadium with Ranigunj Bus Station via the Ambedkar statue, Indira Park and Lower Tank Bund. The other is planned between Assembly Metro Station and Begumpet, covering areas such as Ravindra Bharathi, the Secretariat and the IMAX vicinity. The government is also considering multi-level parking facilities and PRTS depots near the IKEA area in Gachibowli and Necklace Road. The proposed system is expected to offer a faster travel option for employees commuting between residential areas such as KPHB, Kukatpally and Miyapur and the western IT hubs. If implemented as planned, the KPHB–Mindspace journey could take around 15 minutes. Officials estimate that more than 75,000 passengers could use the first-phase services every day by 2030.