Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Hyderabad Metro on 29 November 2017 by opening a 30 km stretch from Miyapur to Nagole and hence making it the longest stretch commissioned in the first phase among all metros in India.[3][4] It has since been expanded to around 69 km (43 mi) of route length.[1] The system is operated by the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL). The signboards of Hyderabad Metro are displayed in Telugu, English, Hindi and Urdu at metro stations.[5] All stations of Hyderabad Metro Rail are equipped with tactile pathway right from street level till the platform level along with elevator buttons equipped with Braille, for providing a barrier less navigation for the visually impaired commuters.
Each line of the Hyderabad Metro is identified by a specific colour. The system uses rolling stock of standard gauge and has the elevated lines. The Metro is open from about 06:30 to 22:30 hours with trains operating at a frequency of 3.5 to 6.5 minutes with SelTracCommunications-based train control (CBTC) and integrated telecommunication and supervision systems that allows an unattended train operation (UTO).[6] As of February 2020[update], Hyderabad Metro has an average daily ridership of around 475,000 commuters.[7] The Red Line connects Miyapur to the north and LB Nagar to the south, while the Blue Line connects HITEC City to the west and Nagole to the east.
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External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Hyderabad.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hyderabad Metro stations.
Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.