Victoria Memorial metro station

Metro station in Hyderabad, India

Preceding station	Hyderabad Metro			Following station
Chaitanyapuri towards Miyapur		Red Line		LB Nagar Terminus

The Victoria Memorial Metro Station is located on the Red Line of the Hyderabad Metro, India.^[1] It is part of Corridor I of Hyderabad metro starting from Miyapur and was opened to public on 24 September 2018.

Etymology

This metro station is named after Victoria Memorial Home (Saroornagar-e-Mahal), constructed in 1901 by Nizam, Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI.^[1] It is located near Sri Khilla Maisamma Temple.^[2]

Station layout

Street Level: This is the first level where passengers may park their vehicles and view the local area map.^[3]

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.^[3]

Platform level: This layer consists of two platforms. Trains takes passengers from this level.^[3]

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Vasavi LB Nagar
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Miyapur next station is Chaitanyapuri
	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
L2

History

It was opened to public on 24 September 2018.

Facilities

References

^ ^a ^b "Heritage vantage point from Metro". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
^ "Temple in a ruined fortress". The Hindu.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Metro Stations". Hyderabad Metro Rail. Retrieved 20 February 2020.