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The Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Balanagar Metro Station is located on the Red Line of the Hyderabad Metro.[2] This station was opened to the public on 29 November 2017,^{[citation needed]} named Balanagar Metro Station. It was renamed on 14 April 2018.[3] It is near to Chennai Shopping Mall.[4]

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Hyderabad Metro station
General information
Location	Near Balanagar Y Junction, Near Chennai Shopping Mall, Hyderabad , India[1]
Coordinates	17.4965811°N 78.3676732°E / 17.4965811; 78.3676732
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → LB Nagar Platform-2 → Miyapur
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Staffed, Operational
History
Opened	29 November 2017; 4 years ago (2017-11-29)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Hyderabad Metro Following station Kukatpally towards Miyapur Red Line Moosapet towards LB Nagar
Route map Legend Miyapur JNTU College KPHB Colony Kukatpally Balanagar Moosapet Bharat Nagar Erragadda ESI Hospital S.R. Nagar Ameerpet  Blue Line  Punjagutta Irrum Manzil Khairatabad Lakdi-ka-pul Assembly Nampally Gandhi Bhavan Osmania Medical College M.G. Bus Station  Green Line  Malakpet New Market Musarambagh Dilsukhnagar Chaitanyapuri Victoria Memorial LB Nagar
Location
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Metro Station Location in Telangana

History

It was opened on 29 November 2017.[5]

The station

Structure

Balanagar elevated metro station situated on the Red Line of Hyderabad Metro.[6]

Facilities

The stations have staircases, elevators and escalators from the street level to the platform level which provide easy and comfortable access. Also, operation panels inside the elevators are installed at a level that can be conveniently operated by all passengers, including differently-abled and elderly citizens.[6]

Station layout

Street Level

This is the first level where passengers may park their vehicles and view the local area map.[7]

Concourse level

Ticketing office or Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) is located here. Retail outlets and other facilities like washrooms, ATMs, first aid, etc., will be available in this area.[7]

Platform level

This layer consists of two platforms. Trains takes passengers from this level.[7]

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	Towards → LB Nagar next station is Moosapet
	Northbound	Towards ← Miyapur next station is Kukatpally
	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
L2

See also

References

External links

• Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• Google. "Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Balanagar metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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