Archive for category: Kochi Metro

[Pics] 1st Metro Train Arrives in Kochi

After a 750 km journey over a period of 8 days, the first metro train for Kochi…

11 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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9 Images from Inside Kochi Metro’s New Trains

With Kochi’s first metro train flagged off from Alstom’s plant…

06 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Kochi Metro’s First Train Unveiled & Flagged Off from Alstom’s Sri City Plant

Four months after Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. unveiled the Rolling Stock’s design,…

03 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Happy New Year 2016! Some Key TMRG Website Updates

This is going to be a really short & quick post. First of all, I’d…

01 Jan 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Lucknow Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 24 Comments
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Kochi’s First Metro Train Gets Ready to Roll Out of Alstom’s Indian Plant

The motor-car of the first train for Kochi’s Metro was recently spotted…

26 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Kochi’s Metro to Start Receiving Alstom Coaches From January 2

As I had hinted earlier this month, new coaches for Kochi’s Metro will…

22 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Kochi’s Metro Line Taking Shape at Kaloor & Shenoys

Here are some new images of the 25.6 km Kochi Metro’s under construction…

19 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] KMRL & DMRC Officials Visit & Review Progress of Kochi Metro’s Muttom Depot

Senior officials from the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation…

15 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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New Images of Kochi Metro’s Line & Station at Aluva

Here’s a post with new images of the 25.6 km Kochi Metro’s line…

11 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Kochi Metro Unveils Kalamassery Station’s Interior & Exterior Design

The design theme of the Kalamassery station on the 25.6 km Kochi Metro line…

04 Dec 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 73.1 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 353.3 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 94.3 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 79.5 km
• Jaipur: 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai: 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi: 19 June 2017 – 27.9 km
• Lucknow: 6 September 2017 – 22.9 km
• Hyderabad: 29 November 2017 – 67 km
• Noida-Gr. Noida: 25 January 2019 – 29.7 km
• Ahmedabad: 6 March 2019 – 60.7 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 16 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 31.2 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km
• Indore: May 31 2025 – 5.8 km
• Patna: October 6, 2025 – 3.2 km
• Bhopal: December 21, 2025 – 6.2 km

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