MG Bus Station metro station
MG Bus Station (MGBS) metro station is an interchange metro station between Red Line and Green Line of the Hyderabad Metro.[1] The MG Bus Station Inter-change Metro Station has become one of the largest metro station in Asia,[2] with a sprawling premises over 280,000 square feet (26,000 m2).[3]
MG Bus Station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Hyderabad Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Imlibun, Gowliguda North, Mahatma Gandhi bus station, Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17.378055°N 78.480005°E | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Red Line and Green Line of Hyderabad Metro | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| Depth | 7.07 meters | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available (not available in some areas) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 September 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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History
It was opened on 24 September 2018.
Facilities
It is even bigger than Ameerpet metro station. The commuters can switch between the LB Nagar–Miyapur and JBS–Falaknuma stretches of Hyderabad Metro Rail.[4] MG Bus Station metro station is spread over a length of 140 metres and a width of 45 metres. The Corridor-I (Miyapur–L B Nagar) station is at the first and second floors, the Corridor-II (JBS–Falaknuma) station is in the upper, third and fourth floors.
References
- Kumar, S. Sandeep (22 September 2018). "Countdown begins for Hyderabad Metro line launch". Telangana Today. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "MGBS station to be one of the biggest Metro stations in Asia".
- Geetanath, V. (8 September 2018). "One of Asia's biggest metro stations in the making". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "Hyderabad: Work still under way as D-Day nears".
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