HITEC City metro station

HITEC City Metro Station is located on the Blue Line of the Hyderabad Metro.[1][2] Hitec City has three-level stations, having an estimated height of up to 60 feet or 18 metres.[3] Hitec City metro station is near National Institute of Fashion Technology Hyderabad and Hyderabad Next Galleria mall (PVR icon multiplex).[4] Hyderabad Next Galleria is developed by L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited,[5] and is spread over two acres and with a built up area of about 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2).[6][7] A dedicated skywalk connects the metro station to the Next Galleria mall. In September 2019, Medicover Hospitals (Formerly MaxCure Hospitals) became the sponsor of the HITEC City metro station, under semi-naming policy of Hyderabad metro to generate non-fare revenues. In May 2022, an exclusive electronic and technology mall, ‘e-Galleria’, was started in HITEC City metro station.[8]

For the IT park, see HITEC City. For the nearby railway station in same city, see Hitech City railway station.


HITEC City
Hyderabad Metro station
General information
Location7/A/2, HITEC City Rd, Jaihind Enclave, Near Cyber Towers, HITEC City, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500081
Coordinates17°26′56.43″N 78°22′59.4″E
Line(s)Blue Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Nagole
Platform-2 → Raidurg
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
History
OpenedMarch 20, 2019 (2019-03-20)
Services
Preceding station Hyderabad Metro Following station
Raidurg
Terminus
 Blue Line Durgam Cheruvu
towards Nagole
Location

HITEC City metro station is the most busiest metro station in Hyderabad,[9] with daily footfalls of around 42,000 commuters.[10][11] This Corridor Three (Blue) from Nagole has few pillars inside Cyber Towers compound, thereafter the route turn towards Cyber Gateway,[12] and finally cumlimating at the terminal point in Raheja Mindspace Junction (Raidurg metro station),[13] from where Phase 2 airport route will commence.[14] A reverse viaduct is between HiTec City and Trident Hotel.[15] There are shuttle services from Hi-tech metro station to nearby IT companies like Microsoft, Value Labs and Raheja Mindspace to improve the last mile connectivity.[16][17] In January 2023, the Visa Application Center (VAC) used for biometrics appointments, IW submissions & passport collection moved to Lower Concourse, HITEC City metro station,[18][19] while actual visa interviews will continue at the US Consulate in Hyderabad.[20]

Hyderabad metro towards HITEC city Cyber Towers

References
  1. "Hyderabad metro to commission line up to Hitec City by year end".
  2. "Hyderabad metro stations we keenly await".
  3. "Punjagutta, Hitec Metro stations to stand tall".
  4. "'Reverse' metro construction under way at Hi-Tec City".
  5. "L&TMRH to open two more malls".
  6. "Hyderabad Next Galleria mall in Hitec City operational".
  7. "Get ready for a shopping spree: 3 million sft mall space in the offing at Hi-Tec City".
  8. "A new tech avatar for Hi-Tech City mall".
  9. "HiTec City metro travellers can expect better frequency".
  10. "Techies take to metro and how! Hitec city line registers record footfall".
  11. "Another feather in Metro Rail's cap".
  12. "Metro rail line to Raidurg another two years away".
  13. "Which way will airport metro go?".
  14. "All corridors ready by late 2019".
  15. "Hyderabad Metro to run trains to HiTec City at 3 minute frequency".
  16. "Last-mile connectivity getting better by the day".
  17. "Metro passenger count touches 2.8 lakh".
  18. "'No change in venue of US Consulate in Hyderabad': Consulate issues clarification".
  19. "US Consulate General to move into new facility in Nanakramguda on March 20".
  20. "US visa application centre to shift on Jan. 8".


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