Vasavi LB Nagar | |||||||||||
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 Hyderabad Metro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | L. B. Nagar | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°20′54″N 78°33′03″E / 17.348426°N 78.550959°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Red Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Depth | 7.07 meters | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 September 2018 | ||||||||||
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LB Nagar (also known as Vasavi LB Nagar) is a metro station located on the Red Line of the Hyderabad Metro.[1] It is part of Corridor I of Hyderabad metro starting from Miyapur and was opened to public on 24 September 2018.[2] Five shuttle bus services from L.B. Nagar Metro Station will carry tourists to Ramoji Film City every day.[3] Passengers can visit all miles app or LB Nagar station for more details. This metro station is recording one of the highest footfalls daily.[4][5] In September 2023, a new escalator at Arm-B of the LB Nagar metro station was opened.[6]
The catchment areas of LB Nagar Metro station are major residential hubs of Hayathnagar, Vanasthalipuram, and BN Reddy Nagar to Mansoorabad.[4] In October 2022, LB Nagar metro station was awarded Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Green MRTS Certification with the highest platinum rating under the elevated stations category.[7][8] In June 2023, Vasavi Group became the sponsor of the LB Nagar metro station, under semi-naming policy of Hyderabad metro to generate non-fare revenues. The largest gated community project in South India — Ananda Nilayam — is located opposite the LB Nagar Metro Station.
- ^ "Hyderabad: LB Nagar stretch tops in Metro passengers".
- ^ "Hyderabad Metro chugs on Ameerpet-LB Nagar route".
- ^ "Reaching Film City from metro stations no sweat".
- ^ a b "Rush hour chaos frustrates passengers in Hyderabad".
- ^ "LB Nagar station chugs ahead of Ameerpet in metro footfall".
- ^ "LB Nagar Metro station to get new escalator".
- ^ "Three more Hyderabad metro rail stations get green certification".
- ^ "Hyderabad Metro Rail gets green award".