Hyderabad Metro Expansion: 3 New Corridors, 45 Stations - Airport Link by 2028
The Telangana government approves a ₹25,000 crore metro expansion plan that will link RGIA airport to Old City and extend the network to 120 km.
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Srinivas Murthy
June 26, 2026
4 min read
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metro Rail Project has received Cabinet approval for three new corridors - Corridor 4 (RGIA to Old City), Corridor 5 (Narayanaguda-Uppal), and Corridor 6 (BHEL-IDA Noutanagram) - adding 65 km and 45 stations to the network.
The ₹25,000 crore project will be executed by the Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited in partnership with three international contractors. Tunnelling work on the RGIA corridor is set to begin in January 2027.
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Upon completion in 2028, Hyderabad will have a 120-km metro network - the fourth largest in India - capable of serving an estimated 8 lakh daily commuters.
The Old City extension will connect Falaknuma to Secunderabad in under 22 minutes, addressing one of the most congested arterial routes in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area.
Urban planners estimate the expanded network will cut average peak-hour commute times in Hyderabad by 35% and reduce the city's carbon footprint by nearly 4 lakh tonnes of CO₂ per year.
