All you need to know about the Kochi Metro Station
The Kochi Metro is India’s eighth intercity metro rail system. It stretches about 13 kilometers and cost Rs 5,181 crore to build. It covers a distance of 25 kilometers and has 22 stops. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to ride the metro from Palarivattom to Pathadippalam, after which he went to the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium for the inauguration. The PM was accompanied by several dignitaries, including Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala, Ernakulam MP K V Thomas, and Kochi Metro project mentor E Sreedharan.
What makes the Kochi Metro Station different from the others?
Coaches for the disabled
Not only will the metro rail carrier have special amenities for wheelchairs, but it also has dedicated seats for those with impairments. Seats for mothers with children, children, and the elderly have been color-coded by the Metro administration.
Artistic Station
While one of the stations, CUSAT, has a water motif, the Pathadippalam station contains artwork of aquatic animals on the walls. The furnishings of Muttam station are focused on birds, whereas those of Palarivattom station are flowery.
Female and LGBTQ workers
Women make up the majority of the company’s workforce. Kochi Metro is a major state-owned enterprise that employs a large number of transgender people. They are being used for a variety of tasks ranging from ticketing to maintenance.
Environment Friendly
The Kochi Metro is the first metro carrier in the United States to use solar energy to meet 1 / 4 of its strength requirements, in keeping with best-in-class environmental principles. One out of every 23 stations has solar panels, generating 2.3 megawatts, which could fulfill as much as half of the station’s power demands using solar energy. In addition, the authorities have built vertical grass at each of the 4,000 distinctive metro pillars, using recycled municipal garbage. As part of its Green Kochi Scheme, the Metro Corporation is also planting trees along highway medians and a few pillars between stations.
On-time completion
The Kochi Metro system is the country’s longest first-section metro system. It took the lowest amount of time to be commissioned into service, at 45 months. While Mumbai Metro took 75 months to complete its first 11-kilometer stretch, Chennai Metro took 72 months to complete its initial four-kilometer portion.
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