<h1>Metro expansion and rail infrastructure: centre urged to sanction metro phase, coach factory, dedicated port link and ring rail.</h1> Telangana requested central sanction and support for multiple transport projects: the second phase of Hyderabad metro rail, orders to start an integrated railway coach factory at Kazipet, a dedicated railway line from Machilipatnam port to enable a dry port and industrial parks, and a regional ring rail to complement the Regional Ring Road. The state acknowledged the new Charlapalli terminal and recent central investments, and sought clarity on funding and implementation roles for approach roads, suburban service extensions contingent on land acquisition, and broader station redevelopment and electrification programmes.