LB Nagar metro station

Vasavi LB Nagar
Hyderabad Metro station
General information
LocationL. B. Nagar
Coordinates17°20′54″N 78°33′03″E / 17.348426°N 78.550959°E / 17.348426; 78.550959
Line(s)Red Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Depth7.07 meters
Platform levels2
History
Opened24 September 2018; 6 years ago (2018-09-24)
Services
Preceding station Hyderabad Metro Following station
Victoria Memorial
towards Miyapur
Red Line Terminus

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.

  1. ^ "Hyderabad: LB Nagar stretch tops in Metro passengers".
  2. ^ "Hyderabad Metro chugs on Ameerpet-LB Nagar route".
  3. ^ "Reaching Film City from metro stations no sweat".
  4. ^ a b "Rush hour chaos frustrates passengers in Hyderabad".
  5. ^ "LB Nagar station chugs ahead of Ameerpet in metro footfall".
  6. ^ "LB Nagar Metro station to get new escalator".
  7. ^ "Three more Hyderabad metro rail stations get green certification".
  8. ^ "Hyderabad Metro Rail gets green award".