Kochi Water Metro will accelerate city's development, says Kerala CM ahead of launch
1 year, 8 months ago

Kochi Water Metro will accelerate city's development, says Kerala CM ahead of launch

Deccan Chronicle  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday termed the Kochi Water Metro, set to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, as a "dream project" of the state that would accelerate the growth and development of Kochi. Sources in the Chief Minister's Office said PM Modi would launch the Kochi Water Metro service in a function here on April 25. With the launching of the flagship project set up at a cost of Rs 1,136.83 crore in the port city, one more assurance given to the people of the state by the LDF government is being fulfilled, Vijayan said in a Facebook post. As a first phase of the project, service would begin soon from High Court-Vypin terminals to Vyttila-Kakkanad terminals, the Chief Minister said in his Facebook post.

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Kochi Water Metro featured in UN Habitat’s ‘World Cities Report’
1 month ago

Kochi Water Metro featured in UN Habitat’s ‘World Cities Report’

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Kochi Water Metro has added yet another laurel to its impressive list of achievements, as the country’s first water metro system is featured in UN Habitat’s ‘World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action’ for its role in “revitalising water transport and elevating it to include climate change considerations and principles of sustainable urban development.” The World Cities Report …

Water Metro eyes operational break-even ‘in couple of months’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Water Metro eyes operational break-even ‘in couple of months’

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Water Metro is eyeing operational break-even “in a couple of months”, since launching its service on April 23, 2023, by inching closer to its average daily ridership target of 7,000. This even as it clocked 11,525 passengers on October 31, the third highest daily ridership, when its modern, air-conditioned boats were in great demand on the High Court-Fort Kochi …

Focus on church remnants as Metro plans ‘historic touch’ to terminal in Kochi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Focus on church remnants as Metro plans ‘historic touch’ to terminal in Kochi

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The remnants of a historic church, which was the bone of contention between Kochi Metro authorities and heritage enthusiasts during the construction of the water metro terminal at Fort Kochi, is again in focus as the urban transport agency plans to give a “historic” touch to the station at the famous tourist destination. The Water Metro plans to exhibit …

More boats, new routes... water transport poised for growth in Kochi
3 months, 4 weeks ago

More boats, new routes... water transport poised for growth in Kochi

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The inland water transport in Kochi is poised for a substantial growth in the coming months with the Kochi Water Metro and the State Water Transport Department enjoying an increased commuter patronage. While the Water Metro will start services on the Kadamakudy-Paliyam Thuruth and the High Court-Mattanchery routes in two months, the SWTD is mulling to start tourism circuit …

Kochi metro to get its first batch of 15 electric feeder buses in September
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kochi metro to get its first batch of 15 electric feeder buses in September

The Hindu  

The Kochi metro will receive its long-overdue fleet of feeder buses in September. A total of 15 air-conditioned electric buses would start operating services from metro stations to commercial hubs and suburban towns, according to informed sources. This was after the KSRTC cited a shortage of buses to operate adequate feeder services from metro stations. The number of e-buses in …

Kochi: With 2 new routes, Water Metro to extend network from Sunday
9 months, 1 week ago

Kochi: With 2 new routes, Water Metro to extend network from Sunday

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Kochi Water Metro Ltd will commence operations on two new routes -- High Court-Bolgatty-North Mulavukad-South Chittoor and South Chittoor-Eloor-Cheranalloor -- on March 17. With the commissioning of new routes, the Water Metro will expand its services to nine terminals, establishing five routes across the city. Tickets on the High Court Jn-South Chittoor and Bolgatty-South Chittoor sectors will cost Rs …

Kochi Metro operational with launch of Tripunithura terminal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kochi Metro operational with launch of Tripunithura terminal

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurated the 1.16 km stretch between SN Junction and Tripunithura terminal, making the first phase of the Kochi Metro fully operational. The Tripunithura metro terminal is located close to the main railway station and with a bus terminal coming up adjacently, the area will become a major multimodal transport hub of the city, …

India gets its first underwater metro
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India gets its first underwater metro

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s first metro rail tunnel …

Watch: PM Modi takes Kolkata Metro ride with students in India's 1st underwater tunnel
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: PM Modi takes Kolkata Metro ride with students in India's 1st underwater tunnel

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a Metro ride through India's first “underwater Metro tunnel”, unveiled by him in Kolkata, West Bengal. PM Modi takes Metro ride in Kolkata on Wednesday, after inaugurating India's first underwater Metro route. The Kolkata Metro extension, comprising the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade Metro section, marks the debut of India's first transportation tunnel passing beneath a significant …

India's first underwater metro train service in Kolkata to be inaugurated by PM Modi today. Details
9 months, 2 weeks ago

India's first underwater metro train service in Kolkata to be inaugurated by PM Modi today. Details

India TV News  

West Bengal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will inaugurate India's first underwater metro rail service in Kolkata on the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section. India's first underwater metro | Key things to note Kolkata Metro touched a milestone in April 2023, as its rakes completed a trial journey under the bed of river Hooghly through a tunnel 32 metres below water …

Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety begins Kochi metro inspection
10 months, 1 week ago

Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety begins Kochi metro inspection

The Hindu  

The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety, Anant M. Chowdhary, began his two-day inspection of Kochi Metro’s 1.20 km S.N. Kochi Metro Rail Limited single-handedly built the Pettah-Thripunithura viaduct and the remaining works will be completed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The Tripunithura terminal station has three platforms and three tracks, keeping in mind the metro’s future extensions, including to …

Kerala: Kochi Water Metro begins commercial operation
1 year, 7 months ago

Kerala: Kochi Water Metro begins commercial operation

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kochi Water Metro, which was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, began its commercial operation on Wednesday. Loknath Behera, MD of Kochi Water Metro Limited took the first boat service with Vypin islanders from the Vypin water metro terminal. The Director of Finance, Kochi Metro Rail Limited Annapoorani S said that initially 76 kilometres will be covered …

Infrastructure push, roadshow, and meet with Church leaders: PM Modi’s big Kerala ambition ahead of 2024 polls
1 year, 8 months ago

Infrastructure push, roadshow, and meet with Church leaders: PM Modi’s big Kerala ambition ahead of 2024 polls

Firstpost  

As Kerala gets India’s first water metro, digital science park and the state’s first Vande Bharat train, PM Narendra Modi’s presence says a lot. pic.twitter.com/utZAMH4lcX — BJP April 24, 2023 The conclave At YUVAM 2023, PM Modi spoke about big infrastructure changes coming to Kerala, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s plan for the state and its role in India’s development journey. …

PM Modi to inaugurate Kochi Water Metro shortly. Check features, routes, tickets
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi to inaugurate Kochi Water Metro shortly. Check features, routes, tickets

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will dedicate one of Kerala's dream projects--the Kochi Water Metro to the nation. The Kochi Water Metro is not only the country's first water metro and it is also the first-ever integrated water transport system of this size and scale in Asia. Kochi water metro: Salient feature, routes detail, ticket price The Kochi Water …

PM Modi to flag off India's first Water Metro in Kochi today
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi to flag off India's first Water Metro in Kochi today

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off India's first Water Metro that connects 10 islands around Kochi through battery-operated electric hybrid boats for seamless connectivity with the city. "Kochi's water metro project is a unique project which will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister. This is a game-changing transport system because Kochi is surrounded by many islands and out …

PM Modi to unveil India's first water metro in Kochi today: What's so special about it?
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi to unveil India's first water metro in Kochi today: What's so special about it?

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to launch Kochi Water Metro, a distinctive urban mass transportation system that connects 10 islands in and near Kochi today. The introduction of the first water metro service in India will boost Kerala’s economy, tourism, and transportation accessibility Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “dream project” Kochi Water Metro linking islands is all set for …

PM Modi to flag off India's first Water Metro in Kerala on April 25 | Photos
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi to flag off India's first Water Metro in Kerala on April 25 | Photos

India TV News  

Water Metro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 25 will inaugurate India's first Water Metro in Kochi during his visit to Kerala. Image Source : ANIIt's a "dream project" of the state, says Kerala CM Dream project of State, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan termed the Kochi Water Metro, set to be launched by Prime …

Kerala government to elicit stakeholders’ views for developing Kochi into green energy transport and hydrogen hub
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala government to elicit stakeholders’ views for developing Kochi into green energy transport and hydrogen hub

The Hindu  

The State government will meet industry players, transporters, including shippers, innovators, and start-ups, among other stakeholders, on November 3 to elicit ideas for developing Kochi into a green energy transport and hydrogen hub of the country. The viable demand level for hydrogen production will be around one lakh tonnes a year, he said. Mr. Jyothilal also said that Cochin Shipyard …

Delivery of Kochi Water Metro ferries to skip yet another deadline
2 years, 9 months ago

Delivery of Kochi Water Metro ferries to skip yet another deadline

The Hindu  

Even as the State government has fixed July as the deadline to commission the first phase of the ₹747-crore Water Metro project, the rollout of the first batch of five ferries from Cochin Shipyard, which was slated for April, will be further delayed by a month or so, it is reliably learnt. ‘Local expertise ignored’ A naval architect-cum-academic who was …

A hassle-free journey by Muziris, the first Water Metro ferry
2 years, 9 months ago

A hassle-free journey by Muziris, the first Water Metro ferry

The Hindu  

Battery-operated Water Metro ferries, each of which carries a price tag of ₹7.30 crore and can carry up to 100 passengers, are as good as or even better than the Kochi metro, and are set to usher in a refreshing change in public transport system in the Greater Kochi area. Scenic corridor On Saturday, the first Water Metro ferry christened …

First Water Metro ferry handed over to KMRL
2 years, 11 months ago

First Water Metro ferry handed over to KMRL

The Hindu  

The first of the 23 fully air-conditioned, battery-powered electric ferries of the ₹747 cr Kochi Water Metro project, was handed over by Cochin Shipyard Limited to Kochi Metro Rail Limited here on Friday morning. Among those present at included Mr. Behera, the CMD of CSL Madhu S. Nair, GM of Water Metro Shaji Janardhanan, Addl. The 23 ferries would be …

Govt. fixes ₹20 as minimum fare for Water Metro ferries
3 years, 5 months ago

Govt. fixes ₹20 as minimum fare for Water Metro ferries

The Hindu  

The State government has announced ₹20 as the minimum fare for the 78 ferries that will be introduced in the Greater Kochi area under the Water Metro project. In addition, Kochi Water Metro Limited has been tasked with constituting a fare-fixing committee to revise the fare structure in keeping with market conditions, said a government release. The Indian Institute of …

Fresh trouble brewing for Water Metro project
3 years, 5 months ago

Fresh trouble brewing for Water Metro project

The Hindu  

Even as the rolling out of the first Water Metro ferry has overshot its revised deadline by over six months, fresh trouble is brewing for Kochi Metro Rail Limited, as heritage enthusiasts have yet again objected to the construction of a jetty near the iconic Chinese fishing nets that dot the Fort Kochi beachfront. A row of three heritage buildings …

PM Modi to visit Tamil Nadu, Kerala today; to inaugurate international cruise terminal, Chennai Metro extension
3 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi to visit Tamil Nadu, Kerala today; to inaugurate international cruise terminal, Chennai Metro extension

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit two southern states - Tamil Nadu and Kerala - to launch several development projects. At around 11:15 am, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for several key projects and hand over the Arjun Main Battle Tank to the Army, at Chennai. He will then head towards Kochi in Kerla where …

Modi in TN, Kerala updates | PM launches five developmental projects in Kerala, several crores worth projects in Tamil Nadu
3 years, 10 months ago

Modi in TN, Kerala updates | PM launches five developmental projects in Kerala, several crores worth projects in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Sunday and inaugurated a slew of projects including the extension of Chennai Metro Rail Phase 1 and a Discovery Campus for IIT Madras. 12.30 pm | Chennai Discovery Campus of IIT Madras inaugurated After a slew of railway project inaugurations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the foundation stone for the …

Centre planning to improve Kerala's tourism sector, says PM Modi in Kochi | Updates
3 years, 10 months ago

Centre planning to improve Kerala's tourism sector, says PM Modi in Kochi | Updates

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of several projects in Tamil Nadu. 53 am: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister Thiru O Panneerselvam facilitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister Thiru O Panneerselvam …

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