Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension: pre-casting of girders set to begin on March 1
1 month ago

Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension: pre-casting of girders set to begin on March 1

The Hindu  

With the difference of opinion between the general consultant and the contracting firm on the technical parameters for piles and girders of Kochi Metro’s Kakkanad extension resolved, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. is set to begin casting girders at the yard on HMT-owned land in Kalamassery from March 1, it is learnt. More rigs are awaited to commence piling at the numerous barricaded but idle work sites along the 11.20 km extension, which will link the city with the IT hub. Despite major delays, including the ongoing and inordinate delay in receiving the loan amount and funds assured under the State and Central equities, metro officials expressed confidence in adhering to the June 2026 deadline for completing the viaduct. The inordinate delay in commencing piling within work sites that were barricaded over four months ago on Civil Line Road and beyond, up to the Seaport-Airport Road, had drawn widespread flak from residents’ associations, NGOs – including those representing IT professionals, traders and bus operators.

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Demolition of Army towers: KMRL seeks safety of metro viaduct
1 week, 1 day ago

Demolition of Army towers: KMRL seeks safety of metro viaduct

The Hindu  

Kochi Metro Rail Limited has approached the Ernakulam district administration demanding that the safety of the Vyttila-Pettah metro viaduct be ensured while demolishing a pair of the 28-storey apartment towers built by the Army Welfare Housing Organisation on Silversand Island at Vyttila. The metro viaduct proceeding beyond the Vyttila Mobility Hub towards Pettah is located close to the towers. Metro …

Delay in getting loan may hit timely completion of viaduct for Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension
1 month, 1 week ago

Delay in getting loan may hit timely completion of viaduct for Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension

The Hindu  

The scheduled completion of the viaduct for Kochi metro’s 11.20 km Kakkanad extension by June 2026 could be upset if there is continued delay in getting the much-needed loan from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the lending agency for the project, and in the timely transfer of the equity share assured by the State and the Centre, it is learnt. The …

KMRL mulls ₹140 cr. pay-and-park project in Kochi metro’s Pink Line
1 month, 2 weeks ago

KMRL mulls ₹140 cr. pay-and-park project in Kochi metro’s Pink Line

The Hindu  

Kochi Metro Rail Limited has mulled acquiring land for pay-and-park lots near at least seven metro stations in Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension. Around ₹140 crore is required for the pay-and-park project, primarily for land acquisition, said Loknath Behera, managing director of the metro agency. To reduce costs and address space constraints, the nine stations on the corridor have been designed …

Kochi metro works will go on, despite lack of mention in Union Budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kochi metro works will go on, despite lack of mention in Union Budget

The Hindu  

The ongoing 11.20-km Kakkanad extension of the Kochi metro is unlikely to suffer delay even as there was no specific mention of the allocation of funds for the mass rapid transport system project in Saturday’s Union Budget, it is learnt. Although more funds are awaited, the ongoing extension and allied works will go on as scheduled based on the share …

KMRL floats tender for Kochi metro’s Aluva-Angamaly extension with airport connectivity
2 months ago

KMRL floats tender for Kochi metro’s Aluva-Angamaly extension with airport connectivity

The Hindu  

Kochi Metro Rail Limited has floated tenders seeking consultancy services to prepare a detailed project report for the metro’s third-phase extension in the Aluva-Angamaly corridor with airport connectivity. While the construction of the elevated viaduct costs approximately ₹250 crore per km, it is estimated to be approximately ₹450 crore per km if an underground extension is to be built. The …

MLA Uma Thomas lashes out at KMRL over traffic congestion in Kochi due to metro phase-two works
6 months ago

MLA Uma Thomas lashes out at KMRL over traffic congestion in Kochi due to metro phase-two works

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas and representatives of various associations have come out against KMRL and the public works department over heavy traffic congestion in the Palarivattom and Kakkanad areas caused due to Kochi Metro phase II construction. “The construction of the Kochi Metro phase II has been causing traffic congestion and other issues. However, this time, none of this …

Construction of viaduct for Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension begins
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Construction of viaduct for Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension begins

The Hindu  

The construction of the Kochi metro’s 11.20-km viaduct for its Kakkanad extension began on Wednesday. The test piling as part of the viaduct construction was held at Kunnumpuram, Kakkanad, around 10.30 a.m. Kochi Metro Rail Limited managing director Loknath Behera, project director M.P. The stations have been envisaged at Palarivattom, Alinchuvadu, Chembumukku, Vazhakkala, Padamugal, Collectorate Junction, Cochin Special Economic Zone, …

AFCONS Infrastructure to construct Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension viaduct
9 months ago

AFCONS Infrastructure to construct Kochi metro’s Kakkanad extension viaduct

The Hindu  

The contract to construct the Kochi metro’s 11.20-km viaduct for its Kakkanad extension has been awarded to AFCONS Infrastructure. The firm that quoted ₹1,141 crore for the work had emerged the lowest bidder and the sole technically qualified bidder as tenders were opened in March to construct the metro’s second-phase extension that would take off from JLN Stadium and end …

Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety begins Kochi metro inspection
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Kochi metro gears up to resume services with contactless tickets, thermal scanners
4 years, 6 months ago

Kochi metro gears up to resume services with contactless tickets, thermal scanners

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi Metro Rail Limited is all set to resume its commercial service from Monday in a phased manner, after being suspended for more than five months. Passengers without Kochi 1 card can purchase the ticket through cashless transactions and the new system will ensure that a commuter will not have to touch anything except the ticket. All public contact points …

Kochi Metro posts net loss of Rs.281.23 crore
5 years, 2 months ago

Kochi Metro posts net loss of Rs.281.23 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Kochi Metro, the biggest infra project in Kerala, notched up a net loss of Rs 281 crore in 2018-19, shooting up from Rs 167 crore the previous year. As per the latest annual report of Kochi Metro Rail Limited, the transport operator’s average daily ridership during 2018-19 was a meagre 34,588 and revenue per day Rs.11.24 lakh. As per …

KOCHI: Skywalk to connect metro to South railway station
5 years, 6 months ago

KOCHI: Skywalk to connect metro to South railway station

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd will set up a skywalk at South metro station to the premise of the Ernakulam Junction railway station to facilitate commuters with heavy luggage. The metro station is nearly 300 metres away from the railway station. “We’ve given necessary permission to the KMRL to set up a link bridge from the first storey of …

Kochi Metro chugs up to Thykoodam
5 years, 7 months ago

Kochi Metro chugs up to Thykoodam

The Hindu  

The Kochi metro held successful trial runs of its trains till Thykoodam on Wednesday. While the first train started from the Maharaja’s College station at 6.55 a.m. and reached Thykoodam by 8.21 a.m., the second started from Elamkulam at 11.46 a.m. and reached Thykoodam by 12.40 p.m and returned to Maharaja’s College. A Kochi mertro official said the agency had …

Water Metro: Boatmaker to be finalised by February 26
6 years, 2 months ago

Water Metro: Boatmaker to be finalised by February 26

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd will finalise the manufacturer for building 23 passenger boats by February 26 in line with its target to start the boat services by the year end. "We've shortlisted Cochin Shipyard Ltd, Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards, UAE-based GRANDWELD and Larsen and Toubro as of now after evaluating their technical qualifications," a KMRL spokesperson said.The last date …

Kochi metro gets police station after long wait
6 years, 2 months ago

Kochi metro gets police station after long wait

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: After a long wait, the Kochi Metro Police Station, an exclusive station to deal with various offences in the metro, will be inaugurated on February 10 by Chief Minister Pinarayi Viajayan. The 2,500 square feet building near CUSAT Metro station at Kalamassery was renovated in 2017, and its launch was getting inordinately delayed. They will also maintain the law …

Kochi Metro impact spreads over the entire city
7 years, 9 months ago

Kochi Metro impact spreads over the entire city

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Considering the spillover benefits, city residents will admit that the Kochi Metro Rail project has indeed heralded a new development scenario for Kochi. Though Kochiites are divided over the big impact of Metro in decongesting the city roads, there is no difference of opinion over the series of development projects implemented as the preparatory works. The new four-lane north …

Many firsts for Kochi Metro: vertical gardens, open-loop cards and more
7 years, 9 months ago

Many firsts for Kochi Metro: vertical gardens, open-loop cards and more

The Hindu  

Among the many firsts that go to the Kochi Metro’s credit is that it is the longest metro corridor being completed within a span of four years, a national record. Referring to the use of Kochi-1 smart card as a commercial debit card, Mr. George said that it would also probably be the first metro to have a open-loop card …

Kochi Metro to start next week: challenges in the journey so far
7 years, 9 months ago

Kochi Metro to start next week: challenges in the journey so far

Live Mint  

Ernakulam: When Kochi Metro, the Rs5,181 crore metro service for Kerala, takes its 13-km ride on 17 June as part of its first phase of operation, it will become the fastest operational metro service of its kind in India. When the project was considered a decade ago, the state’s commercial hub and port city Kochi, also known as Ernakulam, did …

KMRL to focus on Metro City project
8 years, 5 months ago

KMRL to focus on Metro City project

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: As the Metro project is progressing at a fast pace, the Kochi Metro Rail Limited is now focusing on its realty development projects which will be the major non-traffic revenue generators of KMRL. The eco-friendly Metro City project proposed on 18 acres of land at Kakkanad has got a push with a study, ahead of preparing the detailed development …

Kochi metro receives first set of 'Made in India' coaches from Alstom Transport
9 years, 2 months ago

Kochi metro receives first set of 'Made in India' coaches from Alstom Transport

India TV News  

Chennai/Kochi: Kochi Metro Rail on Saturday received the first set of Made in India coaches five months ahead of schedule from Alstom Transport, the rolling stock manufactures for the project. According to a Kochi Metro release, the order for 25 train set was placed in August 2014 and the French company delivered the first train set in record time. "We …

Metro rails to be laid on viaduct soon
11 years, 4 months ago

Metro rails to be laid on viaduct soon

The Hindu  

The first rails of the Hyderabad Metro Rail sourced from Tata Steel plant will be laid on the viaduct between Nagole and Mettuguda or the stage one of the project, in a couple of days time. Work on the Nagole and Miyapur depots are progressing along with stations construction and piers,” said L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Chief Executive & Managing …

Another high for Metro Rail
11 years, 11 months ago

Another high for Metro Rail

The Hindu  

The Metro Rail construction schedule will be witnessing another significant high point when the first girder launcher will start functioning on the second stage of the project i.e. Once the launch girder is assembled in place atop the installed piers, the segments will be brought to the site by trailers before being mounted one by one. Viaduct Once the first …

Support frame in place for Uppal Metro station
12 years ago

Support frame in place for Uppal Metro station

The Hindu  

The first span & wing steel support frame forming the overhead station of the metro rail is in place at the proposed Uppal station on the Nagole-Mettuguda stretch, the stage one of the project. With the help of the span & wing steel frame, pre-cast fabricated concrete beams will be placed alongside each other and “stitch concreted” and stressed together, …

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