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The Blue 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 Urban rail transit in India#List of systems, third longest operational metro network in India after Delhi Metro and Namma Metro (Bengalur ...
system in
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,
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. The line is 27 km long and spans 23 stations from Nagole to Raidurg. It was funded by a
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(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
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(L&T) to develop the Hyderabad Metro rail project. The
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(''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 Blue Line from Nagole to Ameerpet, with 14 stations, was inaugurated on 28 November 2017 by Prime Minister
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, and opened to the public the next day The 10 km section between Ameerpet and
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, with 8 stations, was opened on 20 March 2019. Three stations on the section were opened later. Peddamma Gudi,
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, and Jubilee Hills Check Post were opened on 30 March, 13 April and 18 May 2019 respectively. The final 1.5 km section from
HITEC City The Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy City (HITEC City) is an Indian business district, financial business district located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. HITEC City is spread across of land under the suburbs of Ma ...
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. In phase 2, Hyderabad Airport will connected by metro from
Raidurg metro station Raidurg (also known as Synchrony @ Raidurg) is a metro station located on the Blue Line of the Hyderabad Metro India. The station was opened on 29 November 2019, two years after first commercial operation of Hyderabad metro started. It is loc ...
and the Blue Line is proposed to be extended by 5 km from Nagole to LB Nagar. Blue Line will further be extended by 800 metres for multi-level Raidurg station, from where
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will commence. The alignment to Shamshabad RGI Airport from the
Raidurg metro station Raidurg (also known as Synchrony @ Raidurg) is a metro station located on the Blue Line of the Hyderabad Metro India. The station was opened on 29 November 2019, two years after first commercial operation of Hyderabad metro started. It is loc ...
will be through Khajaguda - Nanakramguda Road. The 31 km-long Hyderabad Airport Express Metro link will cost around .


Construction

Blue Line sections were opened as indicated below.


Stations

There are 23 operational stations on the Blue Line along with 10 proposed stations. All stations are elevated.


Interchanges

Passenger interchange facilities, connecting to other railway lines, will be provided at the following stations: * Ameerpet (Connects to the Red Line, which runs from Miyapur to LB Nagar) * Parade Ground (Connects to the Green Line, which runs from JBS Parade Ground to M.G. Bus Station and to the Jubilee Bus Station) * (Connects to the
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) * (Connects to the Begumpet railway station) * Nagole (Connects to the proposed Corridor IV, which runs from Nagole to RGIA)


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See also

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Transport in Hyderabad Hyderabad, the capital and largest city of Telangana, features a growing transportation infrastructure that includes a network of roads, railways, and a developing rapid transit system. These transportation systems play a crucial role in conne ...
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List of Hyderabad Metro stations This is the list of stations of the Hyderabad Metro, a rapid transit system serving the city of Hyderabad in Telangana, India. , there are 57 metro stations in the network, which were completed and operational as a part of Phase I, making it t ...
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Yellow Line (Delhi Metro) The Yellow Line (Line 2) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India. It consists of 37 stations from Samaypur Badli in Delhi to Millennium City Centre in the neighbouring city of Gurgaon in Haryana. The line is mostly ...


References

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