KOCHI METRO LIFE
A monthly newsletter from Kochi Metro Rail Ltd
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Make Way For Milu And Jengu!
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Kochi Metro’s mascot, the adorable baby blue elephant, has been named Milu.
The name ‘Milu’ was unanimously chosen at the KMRL Board Meeting held in
mid-December 2019. Kochi Water Metro’s mascot, the blue and yellow ornamental
fish, also got a name – Jengu. Jengu, as the
legend goes, is the water spirit that lives
in the sea.
 It is a symbol of protection,
healing and fortune. KMRL intends to
spread the message on the
need to protect Mother Nature
through the mascot Jengu.
The names were officially
announced on 19 December 2019.
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Water Metro On
Track: KMRL –
Govt. of Kerala -
KfW Agreement
Signed
A tripartite agreement between
Kochi Metro Rail Limited,
Government of Kerala and
German Funding agency KFW for
the Water Metro project was
signed on 4 December 2019.
The 1.8 Million Euros grant as per
the agreement will be used for
identifying capacity building in
the operation and maintenance
wing of the Water Metro Project,
which includes employee training requirements/modalities as well as Trainer
education.
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The agreement was signed by Ms. Angelica Angelika Zwicky, Project Manager – Urban Development and Mobility, KfW, Mr. Jyothilal IAS, Principal Secretary - Transport, Government of Kerala and Mr. Alkesh Kumar Sharma IAS, MD – KMRL.
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Happy Ride:
Senior Citizens
Enjoy Their
First Metro Ride
More than 100 senior citizens
from Fort Kochi enjoyed their
first metro ride with
Shri K J Maxi, MLA. The group
thoroughly enjoyed the
experience of zipping across
the city in a matter of minutes.
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Future Plans: KMRL – ADB Meeting Held
A four-member team from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), one of Asia’s largest
international development finance institutions, met Mr. Alkesh Kumar Sharma IAS,
MD - KMRL and other senior KMRL officials last month.
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The ADB team, led by Mr. Shantanu Chakraborty, Director - Infrastructure Financing, visited KMRL's Operation's Control Centre at Muttom, newly-opened Metro stations across the city, Vyttila Mobility Hub and construction sites at Petta where the phase 1 extension of Kochi Metro is underway.
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Travelling Made
Easy For Students:
Kochi1 Minor Card
Kochi1 card launched a special card
for students aged 10-18.
The card, which will have their names
printed, will ensure safer, faster and
easier city travel for students at
subsidised rates.
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New Destination:
KMRL Shifts To New
Corporate Office
Kochi Metro Rail Limited moved to its
new corporate office at the Jawaharlal
Nehru Stadium Metro Station on
30-12-2019.
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Metro Zooms Ahead:
Steady Increase In
Ridership
The ridership number of Kochi Metro
continues to rise, with a recorded 32%
passenger growth in the year 2019.
The number of passengers commuting by
the Metro increased by 41 Lakhs last year,
taking the total count to 1,65,99,020.
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Season’s Greetings:
KMRL Sends Love
And Wishes
Kochi Metro wished all its riders and
stakeholders on Christmas and
New Year through e-mailers and
hoardings in Metro stations.
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Managing A City: KMRL MD Interacts With German Students
An interaction session between Shri. Alkesh Kumar Sharma IAS, KMRL Managing
Director and students from the Centre for Environment Planning & Technology and
German International Development Cooperation was held on 3rd December 2019.
The students were in Kochi for a week-long Summer Winter School (SWS) session.
 Shri. Alkesh Kumar
Sharma spoke
about city
management plans
including
transit-oriented
development, city
command control
system, waste-water
recycling and use of
renewable energy
at the function. "You have access to knowledge, turn that knowledge into wisdom
and implement it", he added.
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MD’s Column
“Kochi Metro has become
Kochi’s favourite mode of
transport, thanks to its
reliable, on-time,
uninterrupted, high-speed
services. The ridership, which
was 1,24,95,884 passengers in
2018, increased by 32% to
1,65,99,020 passengers in
2019 – a whopping 41 Lakh
increase. The number of
passengers who availed Metro
services from the 1st of January
to the 3rd of September 2019
was 88,83,184. With the launch
of the new Thykoodam –
Maharajas stretch, the
recorded ridership from
4th September to 30th
December 2019 stood at
7,14,836. The current average
ridership per day is 65,000
during weekdays and 68,000
during weekends.
Year 2019 was a great year for
Kochi Metro, as it crossed the
milestone of 1 Lakh passengers
during Onam. The passenger
rush has increased
substantially with completion
of phase 1. The Christmas-New
Year festival season also
witnessed a huge surge in the
number of commuters, with
lakhs of people depending on
Metro’s on-time and
trustworthy services to travel
across the city.
The steady increase in the sale of KMRL Kochi1
card proves that the number of regular commuters
are on the rise. KMRL has now introduced Kochi1
card for students aged 10-18. Named Kochi1 Minor
Card, this card will offer safe and on-time
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travel to students at special rates. KMRL has also brought
out Metro Day Pass and Weekend Pass that offer
unlimited rides across the city.
Year 2020 is going to be a truly special one for
Metro. With the Petta stretch slated to be
operational in March 2020 and launch of Water
Metro in November 2020, we expect the daily
ridership to increase substantially. We are also
looking forward to the sanction from the Central
Government for the second phase which will
extend to Thrippunithura.
We hope that 2020 will be a wonderful year for you
as well. May this new year and new decade bring
you success and happiness.”
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KMRL
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