March 4, 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on March 6 inaugurate Kochi Metro Rail Phase-I Extension project (Phase IB) from the SN Junction Metro Station to the Tripunithura Metro Station.
The inauguration of the SN Junction-Tripunithura segment marks the completion of the 28-km Kochi Metro Phase-1 corridor, encompassing 25 stations spanning from Aluva to Tripunithura.
Built at an estimated cost of Rs Rs 448.83 crore, the 1.20-km metro stretch would cater to the traffic from eastern and western sides of Ernakulam. Open web girder technology has been used for the first time in the Kochi Metro along a 60-metre stretch of this route.
This section will help decongest road traffic and provide seamless, easy and comfortable connectivity, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The project is being launched with a focus on enhancing avenues for ensuring ease of urban mobility, it added.
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