text: Hyderabad Metro was adjudged as the Best Urban Mass Transit Project by the Government of India in November 2018.
  In October 2022, three metro stations of Hyderabad Metro- Durgam Cheruvu , Punjagutta and LB Nagar were awarded Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Green MRTS Certification with the highest platinum rating under elevated stations category. With this, Hyderabad Metro Rail has 23 metro stations certified with the IGBC Platinum rating.
  In March 2024, a study done by Indian School of Business team on Hyderabad Metro Rail project execution was published as a case study in Stanford University for the benefit of management practitioners.
  In popular culture
  2018 Telugu film Devadas starring Nani and Rashmika Mandanna, was the first film to be shot in Hyderabad Metro.
  Some scenes of 2021 Telugu films- Vakeel Saab starring Pawan Kalyan and Nivetha Thomas, and Ek Mini Katha starring Santosh Shoban and Kavya Thapar were also shot in Hyderabad Metro.
  In June 2022, a scene from the upcoming Indian science fiction film Kalki 2898 AD, starring Amitabh Bachchan was shot at Raidurg Metro Station. Some scenes of the film 18 Pages were also shot in Hyderabad Metro.
  Many scenes of the 2023 released Hindi film 8 A.M. Metro and Telugu film Kushi were shot in Hyderabad Metro.