Metro in cochin

About Cochin Metro

The Kochi metro rail project is an undertaking of the state government of Kerala. The metro rail project at Kochi is meant to facilitate transportation in the industrial city of Kochi. Currently, the means of transport in the city of Kochi are limited to auto rickshaws, buses, taxis and ferries. With the execution of the metro rail project in Kochi, traveling from one place to another in the city will not pose any more problems.

It was one of the first proposed in India but was delayed due to various reason the union government expressing serious doubts about the economic viability of the project. The alignment was created by the DMRC and is planned to be made on a Public-Private Partnership basis. The nodal agency for the project is KINFRA.

The project is planned to set up a metro rail connection as long as 25.253 kms. The proposed starting point of this metro rail connection is the place called Alwaye and the proposed ending point is the place called Pettah.

The plan submitted by DMRC in 2005 was for an estimated 3,000 crore. Due to the delay in implementing the project, the DMRC has revised the plan in August 2010 and the cost estimate stands at 6,000 crore. The Kerala government had sought Central Government's assistance for the project to be built in the lines of the Delhi metro project in terms of funding. The Centre refused this request.

Proposed Stations

1-Aluva

2-Pulinchodu

3-Company Pady

4-Ambattkavu

5-Muttom

6-Apollo Tyres, Kalamassery

7-Jacobite Church,Kochi

8-Kalamassery

9-Pathadippalam

10-Toll Junction

11-Edapally Junction

12-Edapally Station

13-Palarivattom

14-Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

15-Kaloor

16-Mar Augustine Memorial Lisie Hospital

17-Madhava Pharmacy

18-Maharaja's College

19-Ernakulam South

20-GCDA

21-Fathima Church

22-Elamkulam

23-Vytilla

24-Thaikoodam

25-Thripunithura

26-Pettah

In second phase it will be extented to Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery.

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