Red Line (Hyderabad Metro)

Red Line
Overview
Owner
LocaleHyderabad, Telangana, India
Termini
Stations27
Service
TypeMetro
SystemHyderabad Metro
Operator(s)Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. (HMRL)
Depot(s)Miyapur
Rolling stockHyundai Rotem
History
Opened29 November 2017 (2017-11-29)
Technical
Line length29.21 km (18.15 mi)
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)
Route map

Legend
 Miyapur
Mainline rail interchange Miyapur Depot
 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 Red Line is a part of the Hyderabad Metro system in Telangana, India. The line is 29.21 km long and spans 27 stations from Miyapur to LB Nagar. It was funded by a public–private partnership,[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]

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.

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  12. ^ "Telangana Governor To Flag Off New Metro Line On September 24". NDTV.com.