text: Groundbreaking ceremony for Airport Express line was done by Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao on 9 December 2022
  Construction phases
  Phase I
  Phase I of the project includes 3 lines covering a distance of around . The metro rail line between Nagole and Secunderabad was originally scheduled open by December 2015; it was partly opened on 29 November 2017 and the entire  phase 1 completed in 2020.
  A 'Supplemental Concession Agreement' was signed between L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad and Government of Telangana, under which L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad was granted an interest free soft loan of Rs 100 crore.
  Line 1 - Red Line - LB Nagar-Miyapur -    27 stations
  Line 2 - Green Line - JBS–Falaknuma   15 stations
  Line 3 - Blue Line - Nagole–Raidurg -    24 stations
  Note: Stage 4/2 MGBS–Falaknuma section () is also part of the initial phase I, but has been rumored that the state government might take up this section instead of L&T, but will be completed along with the phase I work. The Stage 3/2 HITEC City–Raidurg section () of Corridor III was not initial part of phase I, it was later on added by the newly elected state government. This section is opened on 29 November 2019.