The Red Line is a part of the
Hyderabad Metro
The Hyderabad Metro is a rapid transit system, serving the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the second longest operational metro network in India after the Delhi Metro (285 stations) with 57 stations and the lines are arranged in a ...
system in
Telangana
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,
India
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. The line is 29.21 km and spans 27 stations from
Miyapur
Miyapur ( ), located northwest of Hyderabad, is part of Greater Hyderabad and administered by GHMC and developed by HMDA. Transportation is managed by UMTA.
Miyapur has many lakes, and upscale residential apartments. The Jawaharlal Nehru Tec ...
to
LB Nagar
Lal Bahadur Nagar, commonly known as L. B. Nagar, is a commercial and residential hub in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was once a Municipality in Ranga Reddy district.
Demographics
India census, L.B. Nagar had a population of 261,987. Males ...
. It was funded by a
public–private partnership
A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P, or P3) is a long-term arrangement between a government and private sector institutions.Hodge, G. A and Greve, C. (2007), Public–Private Partnerships: An International Performance Review, Public Administ ...
(PPP), with the state government holding a minority equity stake. A special purpose vehicle company, L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Ltd (L&TMRHL), was established by the construction company
Larsen & Toubro
Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T, is an Indian multinational conglomerate company, with business interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, information technology and financial services, headquartered in Mumba ...
(L&T) to develop the Hyderabad Metro rail project.
The
groundbreaking
Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod, or a sod-turning ceremony, is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are o ...
(''Bhoomi Puja'') for the project was conducted on 26 April 2012, and construction began with pillar erection on the same day. A stretch of the Red Line from Miyapur to
Ameerpet, with 11 stations, was inaugurated on 28 November 2017 by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (; born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament from ...
, and opened to the public the next day The remaining section from Ameerpet to LB Nagar was opened on 24 September 2018.
The line spans over 29km covering 27 stations.
Construction
Red Line sections were opened as indicated below.
Stations
There are 27 stations on the Red Line. All stations are elevated.
References
{{Hyderabad Metro
Hyderabad Metro