Ten of the 11 stations on the Kochi Metro Pink Line have entry/exit from both sides of the road

The first station on the Pink Line is at Palarivattom Junction, followed by stations at Alinchuvadu, Chembumukku, Vazhakkala, Padamugal, Civil Station Junction, Cochin SEZ, Chittettukara, KINFRA Park, Infopark and Smart City. | Photo credit: John L. Paul

With about 70% of the viaduct of the 11.20 km long extension of the Kakkanad Metro in Kochi (Pink Line) complete and track laying underway, the pending work at all 11 stations in the corridor will pick up steam after an initial lull. This is in line with the revised August 2027 deadline set for completion of the extension work, official sources said.

Contrary to the idea that several stations will have entrance/exit from only one side of the road, 10 of the 11 stations will have entrance/exit from both sides of the road under the upcoming metro extension. The terminus station, whose work is expected to begin at the Smart City site, will have an entry/exit from the right side only, while a footbridge will provide connectivity for the public to reach the station, they added.

Construction work at the Chittetukara station entrance/exit has ended on both the left and right sides of the road, while the left side of KINFRA Park station has ended. The work on the right side of Vazhakkala station has ended and the architectural work has started. Construction work on the left entry/exit of the stations at Civil Station Junction and Cochin SEZ is to be completed by the first week of December.

The foundation work on the entry/exit of Chembumukku station, whose land acquisition has been delayed, is over and the rest of the work is set to speed up on both sides of the road, it has been learnt.

Metro sources attributed the delay in starting work on the right-hand entrance/exit of Palarivattom Junction and Padamugal stations to land acquisition difficulties. The necessary land for both stations will be acquired by the end of December. Work in progress at most metro stations will accelerate in the coming weeks as the necessary prefabricated structures are ready at the casting yard. They will be transported in trucks and launched at the respective stations. This will be followed by architectural works, track laying and installation of signaling and telecommunications equipment, lifts and escalators to name a few.

The first station on the Pink Line is at Palarivattom Junction, followed by stations at Alinchuvadu, Chembumukku, Vazhakkala, Padamugal, Civil Station Junction, Cochin SEZ, Chittettukara, KINFRA Park, Infopark and Smart City.

Published – 07 Nov 2026 20:26 IST