Blue Line
Overview
Owner
LocaleHyderabad, Telangana, India
Termini
Stations23
Service
TypeMetro
SystemHyderabad Metro
Operator(s)Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd. (HMRL)
Depot(s)Uppal
Rolling stockHyundai Rotem
History
Opened29 November 2017 (2017-11-29)
Technical
Line length27 km (17 mi)
CharacterElevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV, AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

 Raidurg Bus interchange Subway interchange Airport Express Line
 HITEC City Bus interchange
 Durgam Cheruvu
 Madhapur
 Peddamma Gudi
 Jubilee Hills Check Post
 Road No 5 Jubilee Hills
 Yusufguda
 Taruni Madhura Nagar
 Ameerpet Subway interchange Red Line
 Begumpet Begumpet railway station Bus interchange
 Prakash Nagar
 Rasoolpura
 Paradise Bus interchange
 Parade Ground Subway interchange Green Line
 Secunderabad East Jubilee Bus Station Secunderabad railway station Bus interchange
 Mettuguda
 Tarnaka Bus interchange
 Habsiguda
 NGRI
 Stadium
 Uppal Bus interchange
Mainline rail interchange Uppal Depot
 Nagole

The Blue Line is a part of the Hyderabad Metro system in Telangana, India. The line is 27 km and spans 23 stations from Nagole to Raidurg. 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]

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 16.8-kilometre (10.4 mi) stretch of the Blue Line from Nagole to Ameerpet, with 14 stations, was inaugurated on 28 November 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and opened to the public the next day[10][11] The 10 km section between Ameerpet and HITEC City, with 8 stations, was opened on 20 March 2019.[12] Three stations on the section were opened later. Peddamma Gudi, Madhapur, and Jubilee Hills Check Post were opened on 30 March, 13 April and 18 May 2019 respectively.[13]

The final 1.5 km section from HITEC City to Raidurg was opened on 29 November 2019. Authorities decided not to construct the proposed Cyber Gateway station which would have been located between HITEC City to Raidurg stations because they felt that there was "too short a distance" between Cyber Gateway and the Raidurg terminus. As a result, the Blue Line has 23 stations instead of the originally proposed 24.[14]

In phase 2, Hyderabad Airport will connected by metro from Raidurg metro station and the Blue Line is proposed to be extended by 5 km from Nagole to LB Nagar.[15] Blue Line will further be extended by 800 metres for multi-level Raidurg station,[16] from where Hyderabad Airport Metro Express will commence. The alignment to Shamshabad RGI Airport from the Raidurg metro station will be through Khajaguda - Nanakramguda Road. The 31 km-long Hyderabad Airport Express Metro link will cost around ₹6,250 crore (US$780 million).[17]

Construction

Blue Line sections were opened as indicated below.

Blue Line
Stage Extension date Terminal Stations Length Stations
129 November 2017AmeerpetNagole16.8 km14
3/120 March 2019HITEC CityAmeerpet10 km8
3/229 November 2019RaidurgHITEC City1.5 km1
TotalRaidurgNagole27 km (17 mi)23

Stations

There are 23 stations on the Blue Line. All stations are elevated.

Blue Line
# Station Name Opened Connections Alignment
EnglishTelugu
1Raidurgరాయదుర్గ్29 November 2019Airport Shuttle
Airport Express Line		Elevated
2HITEC Cityహైటెక్ సిటీ20 March 2019Airport ShuttleElevated
3Durgam Cheruvuదుర్గం చెరువు20 March 2019NoneElevated
4Madhapurమాదాపూర్13 April 2019NoneElevated
5Peddamma Gudiపెద్దమ్మ గుడి30 March 2019NoneElevated
6Jubilee Hills Check Postజూబ్లీహిల్స్ చెక్ పోస్ట్18 May 2019NoneElevated
7Road No 5 Jubilee Hillsరోడ్ నెం.5 జూబ్లీ హిల్స్20 March 2019NoneElevated
8Yusufgudaయూసుఫ్‌గూడ20 March 2019NoneElevated
9Taruni Madhura Nagarమధుర నగర్20 March 2019NoneElevated
10Ameerpetఅమీర్‌పేట29 November 2017Red LineElevated
11Begumpetబేగంపేట29 November 2017Begumpet railway station
Airport Shuttle		Elevated
12Prakash Nagarప్రకాష్ నగర్29 November 2017NoneElevated
13Rasoolpuraరసూల్‌పురా29 November 2017NoneElevated
14Paradiseప్యారడైజ్29 November 2017Airport ShuttleElevated
15Parade Groundపరేడ్ గ్రౌండ్29 November 2017Green LineElevated
16Secunderabad Eastసికింద్రాబాద్ తూర్పు29 November 2017Jubilee Bus Station
Secunderabad railway station
Airport Shuttle		Elevated
17Mettugudaమెట్టుగూడ29 November 2017NoneElevated
18Tarnakaతార్నాక29 November 2017Airport ShuttleElevated
19Habsigudaహబ్సిగూడ29 November 2017NoneElevated
20NGRIఎన్ జి ఆర్ ఐ29 November 2017NoneElevated
21Stadiumస్టేడియం29 November 2017NoneElevated
22Uppalఉప్పల్29 November 2017Airport ShuttleElevated
23Nagoleనాగోల్29 November 2017NoneElevated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Skywalks to connect Metro with schools & malls: NVS Reddy | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ Sood, Jyotika (26 July 2017). "How metro rail networks are spreading across India". Livemint.
  3. ↑ "EPC vs PPP in metro rail". Projectsmonitor.com. 2 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Next Station Is... | Outlook India Magazine". outlookindia.com/.
  5. ↑ Kumar, V. Rishi. "Eyeing non-fare revenues, L&T Metro Hyderabad takes up transit oriented development". @businessline.
  6. ↑ "N.V.S. Reddy to be AP Govt nominee on L&T Metro Rail board". @businessline.
  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.
  10. ↑ "Hyderabad Metro: PM Modi inaugurates Hyderabad Metro Rail". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ "PM Narendra Modi flags off Hyderabad Metro". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Hyderabad metro Blue Line reaches Hi-Tec City". International Railway Journal. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Low footfall at metro rail station on inaugural day". The Hindu. 18 May 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  14. ↑ Geetanath, V. (27 November 2019). "All set for metro ride up to Raidurg". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hyderabad Metro News: Three new corridors in phase 2 of Hyderabad Metro". The Times of India. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Metro line to be extended up to Mindspace junction for multi-level Raidurg station in Hyderabad".
  17. ↑ "Airport Express Metro on track, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to lay foundation on December 9". The Times of India.
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