HITEC City Metro Station is located on the Blue Line of the Hyderabad Metro.[1][2] Hitec City has three-level stations, having an estimated height of up to 60 feet or 18 metres.[3] Hitec City metro station is near National Institute of Fashion Technology Hyderabad and Hyderabad Next Galleria mall (PVR icon multiplex).[4] Hyderabad Next Galleria is developed by L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited,[5] and is spread over two acres and with a built up area of about Template:Convert.[6][7] A dedicated skywalk connects the metro station to the Next Galleria mall. In September 2019, Medicover Hospitals (Formerly MaxCure Hospitals) became the sponsor of the HITEC City metro station, under semi-naming policy of Hyderabad metro to generate non-fare revenues. In May 2022, an exclusive electronic and technology mall, ‘e-Galleria’, was started in HITEC City metro station.[8]
HITEC City metro station is the most busiest metro station in Hyderabad,[9] with daily footfalls of around 42,000 commuters.[10][11] This Corridor Three (Blue) from Nagole has few pillars inside Cyber Towers compound, thereafter the route turn towards Cyber Gateway,[12] and finally cumlimating at the terminal point in Raheja Mindspace Junction (Raidurg metro station),[13] from where Phase 2 airport route will commence.[14] A reverse viaduct is between HiTec City and Trident Hotel.[15] There are shuttle services from Hi-tech metro station to nearby IT companies like Microsoft, Value Labs and Raheja Mindspace to improve the last mile connectivity.[16][17] In January 2023, the Visa Application Center (VAC) used for biometrics appointments, IW submissions & passport collection moved to Lower Concourse, HITEC City metro station,[18][19] while actual visa interviews will continue at the US Consulate in Hyderabad.[20]
References
- ↑ Hyderabad metro to commission line up to Hitec City by year end.
- ↑ Hyderabad metro stations we keenly await.
- ↑ Punjagutta, Hitec Metro stations to stand tall.
- ↑ ‘Reverse’ metro construction under way at Hi-Tec City.
- ↑ L&TMRH to open two more malls.
- ↑ Hyderabad Next Galleria mall in Hitec City operational.
- ↑ Get ready for a shopping spree: 3 million sft mall space in the offing at Hi-Tec City.
- ↑ A new tech avatar for Hi-Tech City mall.
- ↑ HiTec City metro travellers can expect better frequency.
- ↑ Techies take to metro and how! Hitec city line registers record footfall.
- ↑ Another feather in Metro Rail’s cap.
- ↑ Metro rail line to Raidurg another two years away.
- ↑ Which way will airport metro go?.
- ↑ All corridors ready by late 2019.
- ↑ Hyderabad Metro to run trains to HiTec City at 3 minute frequency.
- ↑ Last-mile connectivity getting better by the day.
- ↑ Metro passenger count touches 2.8 lakh.
- ↑ ‘No change in venue of US Consulate in Hyderabad’: Consulate issues clarification.
- ↑ US Consulate General to move into new facility in Nanakramguda on March 20.
- ↑ US visa application centre to shift on Jan. 8.