Ameerpet | ||||||||||||||||
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Hyderabad Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Sanjeevareddy Nagar Road, Ameerpet, near to Yella Reddy Guda road, Maitrivanam,Hyderabad-500016, India | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°26′05″N 78°26′53″E / 17.434802°N 78.448011°E | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Red Line Blue Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | Side platform Red Line Platform-4 → Raidurg | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
Depth | 7.07 meters | |||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 29 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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Ameerpet metro station is an interchange metro station between the Red Line and Blue Line of the Hyderabad Metro in India.[1][2] The Ameerpet Inter-change Metro Station is one of the largest metro stations in India with a sprawling premises over 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2).[3] Ameerpet metro station is one of the busiest metro stations in Hyderabad with daily footfalls of around 32,000 commuters.[4][5][6]
The station was opened in 29 November 2017.
On 22 September 2019, a 27-year-old woman named K Mounika died in a freak accident when a concrete slab[7][8] fell from a height of 9 metres from pillar A-1053 of the Ameerpet metro station and hit her head.[9][10][11] She was admitted to Aster Prime Hospital in Ameerpet where she succumbed to her injuries. Hyderabad metro authority paid ₹ 2 million as compensation to the victim's family.[12] L&T said it would provide another Rs 0.15 million from an insurance company and provide a job to a family member.[13] A case was registered against L&T under Section 304-A (Negligence causing death) of the Indian Penal Code.[14] A day after the incident, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K. T. Rama Rao instructed Hyderabad Metro Rail authorities to conduct a thorough investigation[15] and check all structures and facilities in detail to prevent such an incident from occurring again.[16]
Ameerpet metro station is a busy commercial spot where there are several outlets selling apparel, biryani, shawarma, tea etc.[17] L&THMRL has set up free wifi access units for commuters at Ameerpet metro station, in association with ACT Fibernet, as part of a pilot project.[18] In December 2023, Goldsikka ATM was launched at Ameerpet metro station, that dispenses Gold and silver coins.[19]
L2 Platforms | ||
Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Platform 1 | Red Line towards LB Nagar (Punjagutta) → | |
Platform 2 | ← Red Line towards Miyapur (S.R. Nagar) | |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
L1 Platforms |
Concourse | clothing and food stalls |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Platform 4 | Blue Line towards Nagole (Begumpet) → | |
Platform 3 | ← Blue Line towards Raidurg (Taruni Madhura Nagar) | |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |