Prakash Nagar metro station

Invesco Prakash Nagar
Platform level of Prakash Nagar metro station
General information
Location	Near Shoppers Stop, Alladin Mansion, Begumpet, Secunderabad-500016 [1]
Coordinates	17°26′41″N78°27′55″E / 17.4448°N 78.4652°E / 17.4448; 78.4652
System	Hyderabad Metro station
Owned by	Larsen & Toubro (90%) Government of Telangana (10%)
Operated by	Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd.
Line	Blue Line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
History
Opened	29 November 2017;8 years ago (2017-11-29)
Services
Preceding station Hyderabad Metro Following station Begumpet towards Raidurg Blue Line Rasoolpura towards Nagole
Location Prakash Nagar metro station Location in Hyderabad

Prakash Nagar (also known as Invesco Prakash Nagar) is a metro station that is located on the Blue Line of the Hyderabad Metro, in India. ^{[2] [3]} It is near to Shopper's stop, Indian Oil Petrol Bunk, Chikoti Garden, HDFC Bank, Columbus Hospital and Pace Hospital. ^[1]

History

It was opened on 29 November 2017.

The station

Structure

Prakash Nagar elevated metro station is situated on the Blue Line of Hyderabad Metro. ^[1]

Facilities

The stations have staircases, elevators and escalators from the street level to the platform level which provide easy and comfortable access. Also, operation panels inside the elevators are installed at a level that can be conveniently operated by all passengers, including differently-abled and elderly citizens. ^[1]

Station layout

Street Level

This is the first level where passengers may park their vehicles and view the local area map. ^[4]

Concourse level

Ticketing office or Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) is located here. Retail outlets and other facilities like washrooms, ATMs, first aid, etc., will be available in this area. ^[4]

Platform level

This layer consists of two platforms. Trains takes passengers from this level. ^[4]

L2 Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2	→      Blue Line toward Nagole (Rasoolpura) →
Platform 1	←       Blue Line toward Raidurg (Begumpet)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
G	Street level	Exit/Entrance

Entrances and exits

Mezzanine (M)

• A - Shoppers Stop
• B - Indian Oil Petrol Pump
• C - Chikoti Garden
• D - HDFC Bank / Columbus Hospital

See also

• Hyderabad
• Transport in Hyderabad
• List of rapid transit systems
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Metro Stations".
2. "Hyderabad metro to commission line up to Hitec City by year end".
3. Sripada, Krishna (3 May 2018). "Hyderabad metro stations we keenly await". The Hindu.
4. "Metro Stations".