Raidurg Metro Station is located on the Blue Line of the Hyderabad Metro.[1][2] 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.[3] Raidurg metro station is one of the busiest metro stations in Hyderabad with daily footfalls of around 25,000 commuters.[4] In February 2020, Synchrony Financial became the sponsor of the Raidurg metro station, under semi-naming policy of Hyderabad metro to generate non-fare revenues.
Raidurg | |||||||||||
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Hyderabad Metro station | |||||||||||
![]() Raidurg metro station from TCS deccan park side | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Raheja Mindspace Junction, opposite Lemon Tree Hotel, Raidurg | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Blue Line Airport Express (planned) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Depth | 7.07 meters | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 29 November 2019; 3 years ago (2019-11-29) | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Raidurg station is terminal point of Blue Line,[5] from where Phase 2 Airport Express will commence.[6][7] This station was proposed in 2012.[8] Initially, the metro rail was supposed to terminate at Shilparamam but as it was found to be a lake bed,[9] the line was extended by a kilometre to Raidurg where a 15-acre site was earmarked.[10] Raidurg station is opposite Lemon Tree Hotel and TCS Deccan Park.[11] It is 1.6 km from Biodiversity park, Hyderabad.[12] Mindspace underpass was constructed as part of Strategic road development plan (SRDP), near Raidurg metro station.[13] In April 2022, 1 km long skywalk was inaugurated that connects Raidurg metro station to strategic locations in and around the Raheja Mindspace campus.[14][15] In September 2022, Ratnadeep Supermarket was opened in Raidurg metro station.
L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited is planning to build Hyderabad's biggest mall (of about one million square feet) near Raidurg metro station.[16][17] In September 2022, as part of Transit-oriented development, L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail entered into a pact to sublease its prime 15-acre (0.061 km2) land parcel at Raidurg Knowledge City opposite IKEA to Brookfield Group at ₹1,020 crore (US$130 million) for a 50-year lease period.[18][19]