The Kochi Metro is set to become India’s eighth inter city metro rail project on Saturday. It is 13 km long and has been built at a cost of Rs 5,181 crore. It will span 25 kilometres across 22 stations.
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The metro is to be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will first ride the train from Palarivattom to Pathadippalam following which he will proceed towards the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium for the inauguration. A host of dignitaries, including Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala, Ernakulam MP K V Thomas and mentor of Kochi Metro project E Sreedharan, will accompany the PM to the inauguration ceremony. After the inauguration, the PM is expected to chair a meeting with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other cabinet ministers later in the day, reported ANI.
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Completion in record time : The Kochi Metro is the longest first phase metro operation in the country. It took the shortest time — 45 months — to be commissioned into service. While Mumbai Metro took 75 months to finish its first 11-km run, Chennai Metro took 72 months for completion of its first phase of 4 km.
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Completion in record time : The Kochi Metro is the longest first phase metro operation in the country. It took the shortest time — 45 months — to be commissioned into service. While Mumbai Metro took 75 months to finish its first 11-km run, Chennai Metro took 72 months for completion of its first phase of 4 km.
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