Archive for category: Kochi Metro

[Pics] Kochi Metro’s Kalamassery Station – October Update

Here’s a post with new images shot recently at the upcoming Kalamassery station…

19 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] RDSO Conducts Test Runs to Assess Kochi Metro

A day after the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. conducted a trial run clocking speeds…

13 Oct 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Interior Work Begins for Kochi’s Metro Stations

Starting with the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) station,…

20 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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[Pics] Progress of Kochi Metro’s JLN Stadium Interchange Station

Here’s a post with new images of Kochi Metro’s JLN Stadium interchange…

18 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC Invites Bids for 2 Packages of Kochi’s Metro

While contractors in the northern half of Kochi Metro’s 27 km metro line…

15 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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2nd New Train Arrives at Kochi Metro’s Muttom Depot

After being dispatched from Alstom India’s Sri City facility on June 28,…

13 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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Today Marks 1 Year of The Metro Rail Guy

I can’t believe it, but today marks the 1st anniversary of The Metro Rail…

11 Jul 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Agra Metro, Ahmedabad Metro, Bangalore Metro, Chennai Metro, Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Guwahati Metro, Hyderabad Metro, Jaipur Metro, Kanpur Metro, Kochi Metro, Kolkata Metro, Kozhikode Metro, Lucknow Metro, Meerut Metro, Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Navi Mumbai Metro, Noida & Greater Noida Metro, Other, Patna Metro, Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Varanasi Metro, Vijayawada Metro, Visakhapatnam Metro ⋅ 48 Comments
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Kochi Metro Operations Delayed Until April 2017

With the state elections over and a new government forming in Kerala, officials…

30 Jun 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 2 Comments
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[Pics] Progress of Kochi Metro’s Kaloor Station – May 2016

After taking a look at the progress of CUSAT, Palarivottom & Aluva stations,…

18 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Progress of Kochi Metro’s Aluva Station – May 2016

After taking a look at the progress of CUSAT & Palarivottom stations last…

16 May 2016 ⋅ by ⋅ in Kochi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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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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