# Red Line (Hyderabad Metro)

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, 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 Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to develop the Hyderabad Metro rail project.
The groundbreaking (Bhoomi Puja) for the project was conducted on 26 April 2012, and construction began with pillar erection on the same day. 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 The remaining section from Ameerpet to LB Nagar was opened on 24 September 2018.
The line spans over 29km covering 27 stations.

## Construction

Red Line sections were opened as indicated below.
Red Line :
| Stage | Extension date | Terminal Stations | Terminal Stations | Length | Stations |
| 1 | 29 November 2017 | Miyapur | Ameerpet | 11.3 km | 11 |
| 2 | 24 September 2018 | Ameerpet | LB Nagar | 16.8 km | 16 |
| Total | Total | Miyapur | LB Nagar | 29.21 km (18.15 mi) | 27 |

## Stations

There are 27 stations on the Red Line. All stations are elevated.
Red Line :
| # | Station Name | Station Name | Opened | Connections | Alignment |
| # | English | Telugu | Opened | Connections | Alignment |
| 1 | Patancheru | పటాన్చెరు | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 2 | ICRISAT | ఐ సి ఆర్ ఐ ఎస్ ఎ టి | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 3 | R.C Puram | ఆర్.సి పురం | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 4 | Beeramanguda | బీరమంగూడ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 5 | Jyoti Nagar | జ్యోతి నగర్ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 6 | BHEL | బి హెచ్ ఇ ఎల్ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 7 | Chanda Nagar | చందానగర్ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 8 | Madinaguda | మదీనాగూడ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 9 | Allwyn X Road | ఆల్విన్ ఎక్స్ రోడ్ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 10 | Miyapur X Road | మియాపూర్ ఎక్స్ రోడ్ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 11 | Miyapur | మియాపూర్ | 29 November 2017 | None | Elevated |
| 12 | JNTU College | జె ఎన్ టి యు కాలేజీ | 29 November 2017 | Airport Shuttle | Elevated |
| 13 | KPHB Colony | కె పి హెచ్ బి కాలనీ | 29 November 2017 | None | Elevated |
| 14 | Kukatpally | కూకట్‌పల్లి | 29 November 2017 | None | Elevated |
| 15 | Balanagar | బాలానగర్ | 29 November 2017 | None | Elevated |
| 16 | Moosapet | మూసాపేట్ | 29 November 2017 | None | Elevated |
| 17 | Bharat Nagar | భరత్ నగర్ | 29 November 2017 | Bharat Nagar railway station | Elevated |
| 18 | Erragadda | ఎర్రగడ్డ | 29 November 2017 | None | Elevated |
| 19 | ESI Hospital | ఇ.ఎస్.ఐ హాస్పిటల్ | 29 November 2017 | None | Elevated |
| 20 | S.R. Nagar | ఎస్ ఆర్ నగర్ | 29 November 2017 | None | Elevated |
| 21 | Ameerpet | అమీర్‌పేట | 29 November 2017 | Blue Line | Elevated |
| 22 | Punjagutta | పంజాగుట్ట | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 23 | Irrum Manzil | ఇరమ్ మంజిల్ | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 24 | Khairatabad | ఖైరతాబాద్ | 24 September 2018 | Khairatabad railway station | Elevated |
| 25 | Lakdi-ka-pul | లక్డీ-కా-పుల్ | 24 September 2018 | Lakdikapul railway station | Elevated |
| 26 | Assembly | అసెంబ్లీ | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 27 | Nampally | నాంపల్లి | 24 September 2018 | Hyderabad Deccan railway station | Elevated |
| 28 | Gandhi Bhavan | గాంధీ భవన్ | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 29 | Osmania Medical College | ఉస్మానియా మెడికల్ కాలేజీ | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 30 | M.G. Bus Station | ఎం జి బస్ స్టేషన్ | 24 September 2018 | Green Line Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station | Elevated |
| 31 | Malakpet | మలక్ పేట | 24 September 2018 | Malakpet railway station | Elevated |
| 32 | New Market | కొత్త మార్కెట్ | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 33 | Musarambagh | ముసారాంబాగ్ | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 34 | Dilsukhnagar | దిల్ సుఖ్ నగర్ | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 35 | Chaitanyapuri | చైతన్యపురి | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 36 | Victoria Memorial | విక్టోరియా మెమోరియల్ | 24 September 2018 | None | Elevated |
| 37 | LB Nagar | ఎల్ బి నగర్ | 24 September 2018 | Airport Shuttle Corridor IV | Elevated |
| 38 | Chintalkunta | చింతలకుంట | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 39 | Vanasthalipuram | వనస్థలిపురం | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 40 | Autonagar | ఆటోనగర్ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 41 | Lecturers Colony | లెక్చరర్స్ కాలనీ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 42 | RTC Colony | ఆర్ టి సి కాలనీ | Proposed | None | Elevated |
| 43 | Hayatnagar | హయత్‌నగర్ | Proposed | None | Elevated |