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The Hyderabad Metro Rail station design and related features have been finalised with heavy security built into the system.L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd and the Hyderabad Metro Rail authorities have approved the design for 66 stations except three joint stations. All the stations will be cantilever stations resting on pillars in the middle with no side pillars. “This cantilever elevated station design is for the first time in India and a rare engineering feat by L&T structural engineers,’’ Mr N.V.S. Reddy, Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro Rail, said.Each metro station will have a length of 140 metres and a width of 20 metres. All the stations have been designed to accommodate six coach trains.With the entire station resting on only about 10 heavily reinforced central pillars without any pillars on the sides, the road below will be open, spacious and airy. Foolproof security features will be incorporated in the station design with the approval of various security wings of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.The main security features include access controlled passenger entry with baggage checking arrangements, CCTV cameras and other surveillance equipment, resembling airport security arrangements.The stations will also be provided with fire protection and fire detection systems.