Water Metro is a unique urban mass transit system with the same experience and ease of travel as that of conventional metro system. Water Metro: India first Water Metro service will start from April 25. In another move to boost economic growth, tourism and transport connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating India’s first “Water Metro” services on April 25 in Kochi, Kerala.
With the launching of the flagship project set up at a cost of Rs 1,136.83 crore in the port city, one more assurance given to the people of the state by the LDF government is being fulfilled, Vijayan said in a Facebook post. In a tweet, he said exciting times are ahead for the southern state’s transport and tourism sectors.
“The world-class KochiWaterMetro is setting sail! It is Kerala’s dream project connecting 10 islands in and around Kochi. KWM with 78 electric boats & 38 terminals cost 1,136.83 crores, funded by GoK & KfW,” he tweeted.
As a first phase of the project, service would begin soon from High Court-Vypin terminals to Vyttila-Kakkanad terminals, the Chief Minister said in his Facebook post. The cost-effective and secure journey in air-conditioned boats would help people to reach their respective destinations without being stuck in traffic snarls, he said.
According to a report, this extensive urban water transportation system, the first of its type in India and South Asia, will link the island towns of Kochi with the mainland via a fleet of 78 battery-operated electric hybrid boats that travel along 38 contemporary terminals and 15 routes total 76 km. The remaining 78 boats will each hold 50 passengers, with 23 of them having a capacity of 100.
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Passengers can travel in both Kochi metro and water metro using the “Kochi 1″ card. They can also book the tickets digitally, the CM added. The Kochi Water Metro is marketed as being air-conditioned, electrically operated, and accessible to people with disabilities, and it has 38 terminals and 78 electric boats make up the water metro.
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