KOCHI METRO LIFE
A monthly Newsletter from the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd
Kochi Metro brings you a month’s exciting happenings in a condensed format.
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Water Metro - Terminal Tender
The contract for the construction
of Vyttila, Eroor and Kakkanad
terminals has been granted to
Marymatha Construction Company.
These three terminals are a part
of the first phase of the project.
Tenders for the construction of
terminals at High Court, Fort Kochi,
Mattancherry, Vypeen and Bolgatty
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Metro Construction - SN Junction to Petta
The land acquisition process is in its final stage and M/s L&T Infrastructure Engineering Limited, Chennai has been appointed as Detailed Design Consultant for phase I extension. Tender for the construction contract of viaduct and stations are open and evaluation is in progress. The tender for preparatory works of Phase I Extension has been awarded to M/s SEGURO Foundations & Structures, Ernakulam and preliminary activities are underway.
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Phase II Preparatory Works
The preparatory works for the second
phase of Kochi Metro, from JLN Stadium
to Info Park, Kakkanad has begun. The
Social Impact Study has been completed
and Survey works for preparing sketches
for land acquisition is underway. KMRL
plans to acquire 2.8630 hectares of land
along the JLN- Info Park stretch, of which
.72 hectare is government land. |
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SBI RASMAC & Branch Inauguration
State Bank of India opened its
Metro Station Branch and Retail
Assets and Small and Medium
Enterprises Centre (RASMAC) at
Aluva Metro Station on 27th May.
RASMAC will cater to the needs of
47 branches around Aluva and hopes
to establish branches across four
taluks, very soon. The PBB Aluva
Branch will now function as Aluva
Metro Station Branch. |
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Rise in Kochi1 Card Users
Between 02 March 2019 and 03 April 2019,
Kochi1 card saw an increase in usage by 50%.
With KMRL Axis Bank Kochi1 Card, travellers
can avail 2 complimentary airport
lounge access per quarter.
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MD's Column
On track, with metro.
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Shri. APM Mohammed Hanish IAS
Managing Director
Kochi Metro Rail Ltd
At KMRL, we have always placed
the public’s convenience at the
forefront. Furthering that goal, an
open data policy was recently
launched to improve their access
to our services. We now share
information regarding stops, routes,
schedules and fares, which are
converted into universally
accepted GTFS (General Transit
Feed Specification) standard,
letting commuters plan their
journey on the go.
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The transit details are available on Google
Maps with step-by-step instructions for the
entire route. In addition to this, we provide
users with a separate KMRL map to access
the best available routes to get around
the city.
We believe in creating a user-friendly system
with upgraded technology. Users can clearly
locate stations along various metro lines by
simply zooming in and out. Commuters can
also track the first and last available trains
from each station, mark trips and traffic
during the entire journey, share information
with subsequent users to help plan their
journey, and share trip status with friends
and family via Google Maps.
Discussions were held with Google to
integrate the information on Google maps
after opening up the data. Once the
procedural requirements were met, GTFS
feed was made live on the application.
The launch was held on 12 April 2019 at the
KMRL office. Through the initiative, KMRL has
become the first metro agency in India to
adopt an open data approach and has joined
the league of giants like DMRC and BMRC. By
enhancing the use of metro by the public,
KMRL aims to improve the city’s overall
public transportation network and create
better-planned journeys.
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