Kochi: Kochi has been positioned as a model city in sustainable urban mobility, thanks to Kochi Metro’s metro rail system as well as India’s first-ever Water Metro.
Even as Kochi Metro enters its eighth year, it is now working towards extending similar services to Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode.
Additionally, a feasibility study is currently underway to introduce Water Metro services in 21 locations across India, based on the successful Kochi model.
In a first-of-its-kind initiative among Indian metro systems, Kochi Metro has launched a dual-fuel station at Kalamassery. It offers both petrol and electric charging facilities.
Fifteen feeder buses have also been added to extend metro accessibility across various city centres of Kochi. The launch of electric feeder services between Vyttila, Tripunithura, and Infopark has opened up the potential for circular metro travel within the city. Integrated connectivity with cycles and auto-rickshaw networks continues to strengthen suburban access to metro services.
With this innovative step, KMRL is setting a new benchmark for integrated transport infrastructure and green mobility, paving the way for other metros to follow.
KMRL is also exploring new transit solutions, including a proposed elevated tramway from the High Court to Thevara. Meanwhile, construction on the Palarivattom–Kakkanad Infopark corridor—part of Phase II—is progressing steadily. The preliminary work for a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Aluva–Angamaly stretch under Phase III has begun.
Kochi Metro has become the first Indian metro service to record an operational profit in a short span, reporting an operating surplus of Rs 22.5 crore in the 2023- 24 financial year. The operating profit is expected to grow further in the 2024–25 financial year as well.
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