SOMETHING ABOUT UPCOMING KOCHI METRO

Kochi Metro Route

The Kochi Metro is a proposed mass transit system for the South Indian city of Kochi. It was one of the first proposed in India but was delayed for a variety of reasons. It is now planned to be commissioned by 2011. 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. Kochi Metro Rail Corporation has been created specially for this project.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has proposed a route spanning 25.253 from Thripunithura to Alwaye.There will be 26 Stations and are the following:

1. Aluva
2. Pulinchodu
3. Company Pady
4. Ambattkavu
5. Muttom
6. Appolo Typres
7. Jacobite Church
8. Kalamaserry
9. Pathadi Palam
10. Toll Junction
11. Edapally Junction
12. Edapally Station
13. Palarivattom
14. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
15. Kaloor
16. Lissie
17. Madhav Pharmacy
18. Maharaja's College
19. Ernakulam South
20. GCDA
21. Fathima Church
22. Elamkulam
23. Vytila
24. Thaikoodam
25. Punithura
26. Petta

    *Friday, July 3, 2009

    ‘Kochi Metro Rail top priority of Kerala Govt’

    *TUESDAY,JULY3 2012

    Cabinet clears Kochi metro rail project

    
    The Union Cabinet today cleared the over Rs 5000-crore metro rail project for Kochi which will be the first city in Kerala to have such a transport facility.
    Union Minister Vyalar Ravi said "sanctioning of the Kochi Metro project is a major step in the development of Kerala".
    The cabinet at its meeting gave its go-ahead to the fully-elevated link, covering 25.6 km from Alwaye to Petta with 23 stations and a formal announcement would be made tomorrow.
    
    
    The proposal that had been put forward by the Urban Development Ministry for the cabinet's consideration had suggested starting the Kochi metro network as a 50:50 partnership between the Centre and the state government. "The cabinet has approved the proposal as per which a Special Project Vehicle or SPV company will be launched for the implementation of the Kochi Metro project," Urban Development Secretary Sudhir Krishna told PTI.
    "The Urban Development Secretary would be the ex officio chairperson for the SPV while a full time Managing Director would be appointed by the state government," Krishna added.
    The Urban Development Secretary said 5 directors each would be nominated by the state and the central governments on board of the SPV.
    "The cost of the project would be Rs 5181. 079 crore and like in the case of Delhi Metro, Japan International Cooperation Agency would be approached for funding," Krishna said.
    Kerala government would also form a high-powered committee which would assist the Kochi Metro project in acquisition of land, rehabilitation and ensuring alternative arrangements for public utilities during construction