Red Line (Hyderabad Metro)

The Red Line is a part of the Hyderabad Metro system in Telangana, India. The line is 29.21 km and spans 27 stations from Miyapur to LB Nagar. It was funded by a public–private partnership (PPP),[1][2] with the state government holding a minority equity stake.[3] A special purpose vehicle company, L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd (L&TMRHL), was established by the construction company Larsen & Toubro (L&T)[4][5] to develop the Hyderabad Metro rail project.[6][7]

Hyderabad Metro Red Line

Miyapur - LB Nagar
Overview
Other name(s)Corridor – I
StatusOperational
LocaleHyderabad
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations27
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemHyderabad Metro
Operator(s)Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. (HMRL)
Depot(s)Miyapur
Rolling stockHyundai Rotem
History
Opened
Technical
Line length29.21 km (18.15 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingCBTC
Route map

 Miyapur
 JNTU College Bus interchange
 KPHB Colony
 Kukatpally
 Balanagar
 Moosapet
 Bharat Nagar Bharat Nagar railway station
 Erragadda
 ESI Hospital
 S.R. Nagar
 Ameerpet Subway interchange Blue Line
 Punjagutta
 Irrum Manzil
 Khairatabad
 Lakdi-ka-pul
 Assembly
 Nampally Hyderabad Deccan railway station
 Gandhi Bhavan
 Osmania Medical College
 M.G. Bus Station Subway interchange Green Line Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station
 Malakpet Malakpet railway station
 New Market
 Musarambagh
 Dilsukhnagar
 Chaitanyapuri
 Victoria Memorial
 LB Nagar Bus interchange

The groundbreaking (Bhoomi Puja) for the project was conducted on 26 April 2012,[8] and construction began with pillar erection on the same day.[9] A 11.3-kilometre (7.0 mi) stretch of the Red Line from Miyapur to Ameerpet, with 11 stations, was inaugurated on 28 November 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and opened to the public the next day[10][11] The remaining section from Ameerpet to LB Nagar was opened on 24 September 2018.[12]

The line spans over 29km covering 27 stations.

Construction

Red Line sections were opened as indicated below.

Red Line
Stage Extension date Terminal Stations Length Stations
129 November 2017MiyapurAmeerpet11.3 km11
224 September 2018AmeerpetLB Nagar16.8 km16
TotalMiyapurLB Nagar29.21 km (18.15 mi)27

Stations

There are 27 stations on the Red Line. All stations are elevated.

Red Line
# Station Name Opened Connections Alignment
EnglishTelugu
1Miyapurమియాపూర్29 November 2017NoneElevated
2JNTU Collegeజె ఎన్ టి యు కాలేజీ29 November 2017Airport ShuttleElevated
3KPHB Colonyకె పి హెచ్ బి కాలనీ29 November 2017NoneElevated
4Kukatpallyకూకట్‌పల్లి29 November 2017NoneElevated
5Balanagarబాలానగర్29 November 2017NoneElevated
6Moosapetమూసాపేట్29 November 2017NoneElevated
7Bharat Nagarభరత్ నగర్29 November 2017Bharat Nagar railway stationElevated
8Erragaddaఎర్రగడ్డ29 November 2017NoneElevated
9ESI Hospitalఇ.ఎస్.ఐ హాస్పిటల్29 November 2017NoneElevated
10S.R. Nagarఎస్ ఆర్ నగర్29 November 2017NoneElevated
11Ameerpetఅమీర్‌పేట29 November 2017Blue LineElevated
12Punjaguttaపంజాగుట్ట24 September 2018NoneElevated
13Irrum Manzilఇరమ్ మంజిల్24 September 2018NoneElevated
14Khairatabadఖైరతాబాద్24 September 2018 Khairatabad railway station Elevated
15Lakdi-ka-pulలక్డీ-కా-పుల్24 September 2018Lakdikapul railway stationElevated
16Assemblyఅసెంబ్లీ24 September 2018NoneElevated
17Nampallyనాంపల్లి24 September 2018Hyderabad Deccan railway stationElevated
18Gandhi Bhavanగాంధీ భవన్24 September 2018NoneElevated
19Osmania Medical Collegeఉస్మానియా మెడికల్ కాలేజీ24 September 2018NoneElevated
20M.G. Bus Stationఎం జి బస్ స్టేషన్24 September 2018Green Line
Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station		Elevated
21Malakpetమలక్ పేట24 September 2018 Malakpet railway stationElevated
22New Marketకొత్త మార్కెట్24 September 2018NoneElevated
23Musarambaghముసారాంబాగ్24 September 2018NoneElevated
24Dilsukhnagarదిల్ సుఖ్ నగర్24 September 2018NoneElevated
25Chaitanyapuriచైతన్యపురి24 September 2018NoneElevated
26Victoria Memorialవిక్టోరియా మెమోరియల్24 September 2018NoneElevated
27LB Nagarఎల్ బి నగర్24 September 2018Airport ShuttleElevated

References
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  2. Sood, Jyotika (26 July 2017). "How metro rail networks are spreading across India". Livemint.
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  7. "Hyderabad metro on tricky track, running on losses | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. "L&T performs Bhoomi Puja for Hyderabad metro". The Hindu. 26 April 2012.
  9. "L&T metro rail schedule on track". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 June 2012.
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  11. "PM Narendra Modi flags off Hyderabad Metro". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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