INDIA: The second phase of the Kochi metro opened on October 3. The 5 km extension south from Palarivattom to Maharaja’s College adds five stations to the city’s only metro line, which is now 18 km long.
The first phase of the metro between Aluva and Palarivattom entered revenue service in June. Further stages will eventually bring the line to 25·6 km, running from Aluva in the north to Pettah in the south.
Opened 2017, India’s eighth metro. Single route serving 25 stations. See Kochi network map. Work began on this elevated metro line in June 2013, with an initial section from Aluva southwest to Palarivatom opened on June 17 2017 (13·1 km, 11 stations). This was extended south to Maharaja’s College on ...
INDIA: Revenue services on the first phase of the Kochi metro started on June 19, two days after an official inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 13 km section from Aluva to Palarivattom forms the northern part of what will eventually be a 25·6 km route from Aluva in ...
