Proposed mass rapid transport system (MRTS) in India
Calicut Metro
Proposed Model Light Metro in Gurgaon
Overview
Locale
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Transit type
Light Rapid Transit
Number of lines
1 (Phase I)
Number of stations
22 (Phase I)
Operation
Operation will start
TBD
Operator(s)
Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Limited
Character
Elevated
Train length
3 Coaches
Technical
System length
44 kilometres (27 mi)
No. of tracks
2
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
750 V DC third rail
Top speed
80 km/h (50 mph)
Kozhikode Light Metro is a proposed Light Metro system for the city of Kozhikode (Calicut), in India. In 2010, the State government explored the possibility of implementing a metro rail project for Kozhikode city and its suburbs. The proposal was to have a corridor connecting Meenchanda to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital through the heart of the city. An inception report was submitted by a Bangalore-based consultant, Wilber Smith, on the detailed feasibility study on the prospect of implementing the Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) and Light Rail Transit System (LRTS) in the city. However, the project has been scrapped to be replaced by Kozhikode Monorail project.
The State Cabinet then decided to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to implement monorail projects in Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram, and administrative sanction was given in October 2012.[1] The state government issued orders entrusting the Thiruvananthapuram Monorail project to the KMCL on 26 November 2012. The government had handed over the Kozhikode Monorail project to the KMCL prior to that.[2] On 12 June 2013, the State Cabinet gave clearance for an agreement to be signed between KMCL and DMRC, that would make the latter the general consultant for the monorail projects in Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram.[3] The DMRC will receive a consultancy fee of 3.25% of the ₹ 55.81 billion (₹ 35.90 billion for Thiruvananthapuram and ₹ 19.91 billion for Kozhikode).[4] The agreement was signed on 19 June 2013.[5]
However, due to cost overrun and the cold response from the bidders the project was put on hold. Bombardier Transportation was the only bidder for the project. The project was later scrapped and Light metro was proposed.[6][7][8][9]
^"Cabinet approves detailed project report of Kozhikode monorail project". The Times of India. TNN. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
^S. Anil Radhakrishnan (27 November 2012). "Monorail project on track soon". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
^"Nod for pact with DMRC for monorail". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 June 2013.
^Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (15 June 2013). "Agreement with DMRC to be signed on June 19". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
^Kerala Monorail, Delhi Metro ink consultancy agreement | Business Line
^"Kerala drops monorail projects, opts for light metro". Business Standard. IANS news. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
^Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (28 August 2014). "Monorail scrapped, LRTS mooted". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^"Kerala opts for light metro, not monorail". Business Standard. IANS news. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
^Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (25 October 2014). "Nod for Light Metro project for Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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