Hyderabad Metro Phase II: one corridor has work on the ground, the rest await Centre's approval

Rules and rates as of 13 October 2026.

Hoardings along the Outer Ring Road and around Kokapet, Patancheru and Shamshabad often promise an "upcoming metro". Hyderabad's metro network is real, but most of the Phase II map is still a proposal. Here is what the official record shows as of 13 October 2026, corridor by corridor, and how to test a brochure against it.

What is running today

Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL), the state's metro agency, says Phase I covers 3 corridors and 69 km, built for about ₹22,000 crore. Anything a brochure calls "upcoming" is not part of it.

Phase II on paper: two parts, eight corridors

HMRL's Phase II page lists two parts. Part A has five corridors totalling 76.4 km, proposed to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at an estimated ₹24,269 crore as a joint venture of the Centre and Telangana. Part B has three corridors totalling 86.1 km, submitted on 21 June 2025 at an estimated ₹19,579 crore. The page describes both as proposals submitted to MoHUA. It does not mention any central approval.

A Telangana government press release dated 6 May 2026 adds that the state has submitted a combined detailed project report (DPR) for a 122.9 km, seven-corridor Phase II, estimated at ₹38,595 crore. In that release, the Chief Minister asked the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister for swift approval as a joint venture. It records the request, not a decision.

We found no Union Cabinet approval, PIB release or MoHUA sanction for Hyderabad Metro Phase II. Media reports from May 2026 describing an "in-principle" nod cite no order, and we found none, so we treat Phase II as awaiting central approval.

Where the official pages disagree

HMRL's page lists RGIA to Bharat Future City as Corridor IX, inside Phase II(B). The state's May 2026 release asks for that same corridor to be taken up as Phase III, with its own DPR. The arithmetic fits: HMRL's eight corridors add up to 76.4 + 86.1 = 162.5 km. Take away the 39.6 km Future City corridor and you get 122.9 km, the figure in the state's release. That is our inference; the release does not list its corridors.

The one corridor with work on the ground

The Old City corridor, MGBS to Chandrayangutta (7.5 km), is different. HMRL reported on 29 August 2026 that 833 of 888 affected properties had been acquired for road widening between Darulshifa and Chandrayangutta, with utility shifting being sped up. Hyderabad Airport Metro Ltd (HAML) issued a request for proposal on 6 May 2026 for a general consultant for this 6-station corridor, giving an estimated project cost of ₹2,886 crore. Neither document says metro pillars are going up. "Land acquisition and road widening under way" is the accurate description.

Status table

Corridor	Length	Status on official pages (13 Oct 2026)	Official source
Phase I (3 corridors)	69 km	Running	HMRL Phase I page
IV: Nagole–Shamshabad RGIA (airport)	36.8 km	Proposed; awaiting central approval	HMRL Phase II page
V: Raidurg–Kokapet Neopolis	11.6 km	Proposed; awaiting central approval	HMRL Phase II page
VI: MGBS–Chandrayangutta (Old City)	7.5 km	Land acquisition and road widening; consultant tender issued	HMRL, 29 Aug 2026; HAML RfP, 6 May 2026
VII: Miyapur–Patancheru	13.4 km	Proposed; awaiting central approval	HMRL Phase II page
VIII: LB Nagar–Hayat Nagar	7.1 km	Proposed; awaiting central approval	HMRL Phase II page
IX: RGIA–Bharat Future City	39.6 km	Proposed; state now seeks it as Phase III	HMRL Phase II page; Telangana release, 6 May 2026
X: JBS–Medchal	24.5 km	Proposed (Part B, submitted 21 Jun 2025)	HMRL Phase II page
XI: JBS–Shamirpet	22.0 km	Proposed (Part B, submitted 21 Jun 2025)	HMRL Phase II page

Worked example: what a kilometre costs, and what a brochure premium buys

Cost per km is the official estimate divided by the official length:

cost per km = estimated cost (₹ crore) ÷ length (km)

• Part A: ₹24,269 crore ÷ 76.4 km = about ₹318 crore per km.
• Part B: ₹19,579 crore ÷ 86.1 km = about ₹227 crore per km.
• Combined DPR (May 2026): ₹38,595 crore ÷ 122.9 km = about ₹314 crore per km.
• Old City corridor: ₹2,886 crore ÷ 7.5 km = about ₹385 crore per km.

Now the buyer's side, with illustrative numbers only. Say a 1,200 sq ft flat is priced ₹500 per sq ft above a comparable project because of an "upcoming metro". The premium is 1,200 × ₹500 = ₹6,00,000. If that ₹6 lakh sits in a home loan at an assumed 8.5% a year, the interest alone is about ₹51,000 in the first year (₹6,00,000 × 8.5%). That is the price of a corridor that, on the record, still has no central approval.

How to check a brochure's metro claim

• Ask for the corridor number and station. Match it against the table above.
• Look for an approval, not a proposal. A Union Cabinet decision or MoHUA sanction is the step that funds construction. A DPR "submitted" is not one.
• Keep a dated copy of the brochure. If a connectivity claim shaped your decision, a lawyer or the Telangana RERA helpdesk can tell you whether it can be relied on.

We will update this report when the Centre publishes a decision on Phase II.