Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) proposed an increased tram from the High Court to Thevar to explore a new transit solution when it enters operations.
A light tram service covering MG Road, Menaka, Park Avenue Road, Jos Junction and Thevara was designed along the 6.2 km Kochi Metro Corridor Corridor. The Council of the Director KMRL granted the approval in mid -2024 in principle to conduct a project feasibility study under the communication.
According to official estimates, the light tram system costs approximately 75 crore per km, a number that could be further reduced if coaches are manufactured in India, while conventional increased costs per metro around 300 Crore per km.
KMRL began to watch the loop project with Loop after a meeting in Kochi with representatives of Hess Green Mobility, a company for light tram systems in Brisbane and several other cities. Light trams are considered an advanced version of the fast transit system with a 25 -meter -long three -chamber unit that is able to carry up to 240 passengers at a time. These electric hybrid trams can be fully recharged in just six minutes.
Communication published by KMRL said on Monday that the agency is now working on expanding metro systems to Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode. He added that the feasibility study was underway to introduce Water metro services in 21 locations throughout India based on the successful Kochi model.
Fifteen buses were introduced to increase the metro connection across key city centers. The start of electric feed services joined the connecting services, Thripunithura and the infopark created the potential for traveling a circular metro in the city.
“Construction on the Corridor Palaarivattom – Kakkanad infopark – part of Phase II – is constantly proceeding, while preliminary work on a detailed report on the project for the proposed section ALUVA – Angamaly began in Phase III,” the communication said.
Kochi Metro is currently seeing over one passenger Lakh on everyday life, with this year, a total rider of 3.5 crore. This year it is assumed that this number will rise to 3.65 crore. When the services began in 2017–18, the annual rider was 1 Crore (1,00,71,036), which, according to 2022–23, grew to almost 2.5 Crore (2,48,81 600).
Published – 16 June 2025 20:37
