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Stadium metro station

metro station in Hyderabad, India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ63250628 ↗
Source-derived summary

Stadium metro station is located on the Blue Line of the Hyderabad Metro, in India. It is near to Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

History

It was opened on 29 November 2017.

The station

Structure

Stadium elevated metro station situated on the Blue Line of Hyderabad Metro.

Facilities

Stadium Metro Station offers a range of commuter-friendly amenities designed for accessibility and convenience. The station is equipped with elevators and escalators, ensuring smooth movement between different levels, particularly for the elderly and persons with disabilities. It also includes accessible infrastructure, such as ramps and designated entry points for disabled individuals.

Passenger facilities include clean restrooms, ATM services, first aid support, and a selection of retail outlets within the station premises. These features contribute to a comfortable transit experience.

The station has a dedicated parking area for both two-wheelers and four-wheelers, available from 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM.

Due to its proximity to the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, the station sees increased footfall during major sporting events. Special arrangements are often made to manage crowd flow between the station and the stadium, although there is no permanent skywalk in place.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Stadium metro station” as metro station in Hyderabad, India. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2017—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Stadium, metro and station can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as metro station in Hyderabad, India. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q63250628. Authority coordinates are 17.407, 78.554. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2017.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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This entry incorporates text from “Stadium metro station” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.