25 Phase I – 25 Phase II – 11[2] Phase III – 14[3]
Daily ridership
95,000 (December 2023)[4]
Annual ridership
3.1 crores (31 million - 2023)[5]
Chief executive
Lokanath Behera, MD
Headquarters
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Metro Station, 4th Floor,
Kaloor, Kochi, Kerala – 682017[6]
Website
Kochi Metro
Operation
Began operation
17 June 2017; 6 years ago (2017-06-17)[7]
Operator(s)
KMRL
Train length
3 coaches[8]
Headway
8 minutes[8]
Technical
System length
28 km (17 mi) (operational)[9] 11.2 km (7.0 mi) (Phase II – Under construction) 19.9 km (12.4 mi) (Phase III – Planned)[3]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge[10]
Electrification
750 V DC third rail[11]
System map
Legend
Aluva
Infopark Phase 2
Pulinchodu
Infopark Phase 1
Companypady
KINFRA
Ambattukavu
Chittethukara
Muttom
Cochin SEZ
Kalamassery
Kakkanad Jn
Cochin University
Padamugal
Pathadipalam
Vazhakkala
Edapally
Chembumukku
Changampuzha Park
Palarivattom Bypass
Palarivattom
Palarivattom Jn
J. L. N. Stadium
J. L. N. Stadium
Kaloor
Town Hall
M. G. Road
Maharaja's College
Ernakulam South
Kadavanthra
Elamkulam
Vyttila
Thaikoodam
Pettah
Vadakkekotta
SN Junction
Thrippunithura Terminal
The Kochi Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Kochi and the wider Kochi Metropolitan Region in Kerala, India. It was opened to the public within four years of starting construction, making it one of the fastest completed metro projects in India.[12][7] The Kochi metro project is the first metro system in the country which connects rail, road and water transport facilities. It is also the first metro rail system in India to be operated using the Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling system, which requires minimum human intervention. The Kochi Water Metro is integrated with the Kochi Metro, which also serves as a feeder service to the suburbs along the rivers where transport accessibility is limited.[13]
Kochi Metro is being constructed in three phases. The construction work of the first phase began in June 2013. The 13.4 km (8.3 mi) section of the line from Aluva to Palarivattom consisting 11 stations was opened to passengers on 17 June 2017 by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India.[14] The first phase spanning 28.125 km (17.476 mi) from Aluva to Thrippunithura with 25 stations was completed in March 2024 at an estimated cost of ₹51.81 billion (US$650 million).[15] The second phase from JLN Stadium to Infopark-Kakkanad, known as the Pink Line, is expected to be commissioned by 2028.[16]
Kochi Metro was lauded for its decision to employ Kudumbashree workers and also members of the transgender community.[17] It is the world's first rapid transit system whose entire management operations are handled by women.[18] The system is also involved in sustainable initiatives with the introduction of non-motorized transport corridors in the city, installation of solar panels for power and vertical garden on every sixth metro pillar. Every Kochi Metro station is designed on a specific theme around Kerala culture and geography.[19] Apart from the regular tickets, it has also adopted a single card, single timetable and a singular command and control. This debit card along with the Kochi One Mobile App allow passengers to access all modes of public transportation. It can be also utilized for mercantile and internet transactions and will introduce the click and collect feature in the near future where goods ordered online can be collected in the metro stations.[20] In October 2017, Kochi Metro was named the Best Urban Mobility Project in India by the Urban Development Ministry, as part of the Urban Mobility India (UMI) international conference hosted by the ministry every year.[21]
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