Raidurg (also known as Synchrony @ Raidurg) is a metro station located on the Blue Line 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 ...

India. The station was opened on 29 November 2019, two years after first commercial operation of Hyderabad metro started. It is located near Raheja Mindspace Junction. Raidurg metro station is the busiest metro station in Hyderabad with daily footfalls of around 60,000 commuters. In February 2020,

Synchrony Financial Synchrony Financial is an American consumer financial services company with its headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. The company offers consumer financing products, including credit, promotional financing and loyalty programs, ...

became the sponsor of the Raidurg metro station, under semi-naming policy of Hyderabad metro to generate non-fare revenues. Raidurg station is terminal point of Blue Line. Blue Line will further be extended by 800 metres for multi-level Raidurg station, from where Phase 2 Airport Express will commence. This station was proposed in 2012. Initially, the metro rail was supposed to terminate at Shilparamam but as it was found to be a lake bed, the line was extended by a kilometre to Raidurg where a 15-acre site was earmarked. Raidurg station is opposite Lemon Tree Hotel and TCS Deccan Park. The fourth arm for entry and exit from Raidurg metro station (Arm B on Lemon Tree hotel side) was made operational on 4 April 2023. Mindspace underpass was constructed as part of Strategic road development plan (SRDP), near Raidurg metro station. In April 2022, 1 km long skywalk was inaugurated that connects Raidurg metro station to strategic locations in and around the Raheja Mindspace campus. In September 2022, Ratnadeep Supermarket was opened in Raidurg metro station. In January 2023,

Telangana State Road Transport Corporation The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TGSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by bifurcating the Andhra Pradesh State Ro ...

launched WiFi-enabled air-conditioned mini buses, branded as ‘Cyber Liner’, for IT employees in three corridors between Raidurg metro station and GAR IT Hub at Kokapet, Waverock and Wipro. The catchment areas of Raidurg metro station are IT hub beyond Knowledge city, and

Financial District A financial district is usually a central area in a city where financial services firms such as banks, insurance companies, and other related finance corporations have their headquarters offices. In major cities, financial districts often host ...

, DLF, Gachibowli, Kokapet, Biodiversity, etc. L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited is planning to build Hyderabad's biggest mall (of about one million square feet) near Raidurg metro station. In September 2022, as part of

Transit-oriented development In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of Real estate development, urban development that maximizes the amount of Residential area, residential, business and leisure space within Pedestrian, walking distance of public t ...

, L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail entered into a pact to sublease its prime land parcel at Raidurg Knowledge City opposite IKEA to Brookfield Group at for a 50-year lease period. In November 2022, L&T opened a new, 100,000 sq. ft. state-of-the art digital experience centre for LTIMindtree in the L&T Metro Building (L&T Next Avenue B1) opposite IKEA. In August 2023, as part of its

debt restructuring Debt restructuring is a process that allows a private or public company or a sovereign entity facing cash flow problems and financial distress to reduce and renegotiate its delinquent debts to improve or restore liquidity so that it can continu ...

, L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail received approval from

Government of Telangana The Government of Telangana also known as Telangana Government, is the governing authority of the state of Telangana in India. It consists of an executive, a judiciary and a legislative. The state government is headed by the Governor of Tel ...

for leasing of land parcel at Raidurg to Rafferty Developments, a joint venture between

Brookfield Corporation Brookfield Corporation is a Canadian multinational company that is one of the world’s largest alternative investment management companies. It has over US$900 billion of assets under management, much of which is workers’ deferred incom ...

and

K Raheja Corp K Raheja Corp is a property developer in India with interests in commercial and residential projects, malls and hospitality across multiple cities in the country. It owns the brands Raheja Mindspace, Mindspace, Commerzone, Crossword Bookstores ...

, for 50 years for a consideration of over . The existing corridor three ( Blue line) from Raidurg Station to the new Airport Metro Raidurg Station will be extended by about 900 meters, thus it would be an integrated four-level station, somewhat similar to JBS Station of metro corridor-2 ( Green line) and Ameerpet interchange station. The extended blue line terminal station and the Airport Metro station is planned as a combined interchange station one over the other. The combined interchange station design is due to space constraints in front of L&T and Aurobindo buildings after IKEA junction. The first two levels will accommodate Airport Metro station and the top two levels will accommodate the extended blue line (Corridor 3) terminal station. File:Raindurg mindspace metro.jpg, Skywalk from Raidurg metro station to Raheja Mindspace campus File:Mindspace underpass Raidurg.jpg, Mindspace underpass near Raidurg metro station File:Fourth arm for entry and exit from Raidurg metro station.jpg, Fourth arm for entry and exit from Raidurg metro station File:Ameerpet area of Hyderabad in Telengana 01.jpg File:Mindspace Madhapur road from a Pedestrian overpass.jpg, Mindspace skywalk from Raidurg metro station

In popular culture

* Some scenes of 2021 Telugu film- Ek Mini Katha starring Santosh Shoban and Kavya Thapar were shot at Raidurg metro station. * In June 2022, a scene from upcoming Indian

science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses Speculative fiction, speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as Extraterrestrial life in fiction, extraterrestria ...

Kalki 2898 AD ''Kalki 2898 AD'' () is a 2024 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Epic film, epic Mythological film, mythological Science fiction film, science-fiction film co-written and directed by Nag Ashwin. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, it features ...

starring

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is often considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * With a cinemati ...

was shot at Raidurg metro station.

References

{{Hyderabad Metro, blue line=yes Railway stations in India opened in 2019 Hyderabad Metro stations 2019 establishments in Telangana

In popular culture

See also

References