The seven-kilometre distance between Mettuguda and Uppal was covered in seven minutes without any halts on Friday afternoon.

The first commuter trial run of Hyderabad Metro Rail with top honchos of Telangana State Government in attendance was successfully conducted on the Corridor III of the elevated train service.

The seven-kilometre distance between Mettuguda and Uppal was covered in seven minutes without any halts on Friday afternoon.

"The Metro Rail project is on schedule despite the hiccups and we are sure that the whole project will be completed on time," said IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao, during a press briefing after the journey.

"We finished the trip in seven minutes while it would have taken at least half an hour for the same distance. I expect that the first segment of the Metro will be inaugurated for public use in the first half of 2016 easing some of the congestion on the city roads," he said.