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Metro Advertising

19 placement types sit under metro advertising. AdChowk lists 504 sites in it, all of them metro pillar ads, placed across 35 localities.

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Metro Advertising

Overview

What metro advertising covers

Metro advertising is paid brand space inside metro rail systems, covering both the trains and the stations they serve. It ranges from full rake wraps and interior coach panels to platform, concourse and entry-gate sites, digital screens and licensed activation space. Indian metro corporations treat it as non-fare revenue, so the inventory is controlled by the rail authority or the licensee holding its advertising rights.

Who it reaches. Urban commuters travelling the same corridor daily, weighted towards salaried office-goers, students and young professionals.

Best for

What metro advertising suits best

  • Brand launches
  • City-wide reach
  • App and fintech
  • Recruitment drives

Placement types

Every placement type under metro advertising

DimensionMediumBooking unitRate basisOn AdChowk
Full metro-train wrapStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro train exterior panelsStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro train interior panelsStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro door brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro window brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro grab-handle brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro route-map panelsStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro digital screensStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro station entry brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro station exit brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro platform brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro concourse brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro pillar wrapsStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro escalator brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro staircase brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro AFC gate brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro ticket-counter brandingStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro station activation zonesStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer monthNot listed
Metro Pillar MediaStatic / Digital / WrapPer sitePer month504 sites listed

Minimum booking and lead time are not recorded for any of these yet, so those columns are left out. The last column counts the sites AdChowk lists of each type; it is not a stocked flag.

Buying

How metro advertising is bought

Metro rail corporations award advertising rights by tender, and the winning licensee sells the inventory on to advertisers and agencies. Trains are usually sold as a whole rake or as a fixed set of panels per coach, while station sites are sold per site or as a full-station takeover. Duration is normally monthly with longer commitments common on station formats, and what varies most is the line, the station tier and whether the format is static or digital.

Planner tip. Buy a corridor rather than a city: take the line your audience actually rides and pair coach interiors with two or three interchange stations instead of thinning the budget across the whole network.

By city

Metro Advertising by city

Questions

Questions about metro advertising

Can any brand advertise on the metro in India?

Most consumer categories are accepted, but each metro corporation applies its own content policy. Tobacco, liquor surrogate and gambling creatives are generally not permitted, and political or religious content is restricted. Regulated categories such as finance and healthcare usually need the statutory disclaimers carried on the artwork.

How far in advance should I book metro advertising?

Allow around four to six weeks for station formats and longer for a full train wrap, because rake allocation and depot access have to be scheduled with operations. Festive months and large launch periods tighten availability further. Approvals on the creative sit inside that window, not after it.

What is the difference between train branding and station branding?

Train branding travels the whole line and stays with passengers through the journey, which suits longer messages inside coaches and quick recognition outside. Station branding is fixed to one location, so it works better for area-specific offers, nearby stores and single-site impact. Many campaigns run a small station cluster alongside train interiors.

What sits under metro advertising?

19 placement types: Full metro-train wrap, Metro train exterior panels, Metro train interior panels, Metro door branding, Metro window branding, Metro grab-handle branding, Metro route-map panels, Metro digital screens, and others.

Which of them does AdChowk list sites for?

One of them, with 504 sites in all: Metro Pillar Media (504).

About Metro Advertising

Metro Advertising is one of 37 categories AdChowk indexes. 19 placement types sit under it, from Full metro-train wrap to Metro Pillar Media.

AdChowk lists 504 sites in it, as metro pillar ads.

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Questions about Metro Advertising

20 sites in Hyderabad, across 13 localities — Ameerpet, Yusufguda and Begumpet among them. Each card names its own.

Metro pillar ads, 504 sites in total. The lists at the bottom of this page are drawn from them.

Sites in this category, in Hyderabad

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Ameerpet facing punjagutta
Ameerpet
₹3,50,000
per month
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Yusufguda facing Krishna nagar
Yusufguda
₹2,25,000
per month
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Begumpet(Parallel to Raod)
Begumpet
₹6,00,000
per month
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Krishna nagar fcg road no.10
Krishna Nagar
₹2,00,000
per month
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Prakash Nagar fcg Begumpet
Prakash Nagar
₹5,00,000
per month
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Khairtabad
Khairatabad
₹40,000
per month
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Jubileecheckpost Signal
Jubilee Checkpost
₹40,000
per month
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Jubilee hills neerus facing checkpost
Jubilee Hills
₹3,00,000
per month

Often booked together in Hyderabad

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Ameerpet facing punjagutta
Ameerpet
₹4,00,000
per month
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PVR - Irrum Manzil 2.0
Khairatabad
₹2,200
per 10-second slot
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Gundlapochampally X Roads
Gundlapochampally
₹1,00,000
per month
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Double-sided Dropdowns x2, LHS/RHS of fish tank
Banjara Hills
₹2,00,000
per month
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Parking Entrance Unipole
Kondapur
₹3,75,000
per month
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Main Atrium LED (only 1 spot left)
Kukatpally
₹3,75,000
per month
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Smr Vinay City
Miyapur
₹24,000
per month

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