PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Kochi metro, takes ride; Here are few facts about the train

After the metro inauguration , PM Modi and other officials will be at at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kaloor for a scheduled public event.

Author: Surabhi Shaurya

Updated: June 17, 2017, 11:57 AM IST

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the much awaited 13-kilometer section of Kochi metro rail from the Palarivattom station. After inaugurating India’s first integrated multi-mode transport system, PM Modi boarded the metro, accompanied by a host of dignitaries including Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala, Ernakulam MP K V Thomas, and ‘Metro man’ E Sreedharan.

For PM Modi’s journey, Yogesh Saini and Sumit Kumar were chosen as the train operators while Pawan Kumar and Anil Kumar were also there in the driver’s cabin.

After the metro inauguration, PM Modi and other officials will be at at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kaloor for a scheduled public event.

Kerala: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates #KochiMetro. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, V Naidu and E Sreedharan present pic.twitter.com/BHc5daFh0h

— ANI (@ANI_news) June 17, 2017

Here are a few facts of Kochi metro  which make it different from others: 

• France major Alstom under the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative have manufactured the coaches of metro.  According to Alstom, these coaches are the first to have been entirely designed and manufactured in India. “Kochi metro is also the first to have a Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC)-based signalling system,” claimed Alstom.

• For the comfort of elderly passengers or pregnant women a special priority area with a different colour scheme has been marked. Some seats even have cushions and are foldable.

• Each train has 136 seats and can carry up to 975 passengers.

• The panel of the trains are made of aluminium and composite which have an anti-graffiti protection, that would help keep the metro clean.

• According to the reports the trains have multiple charging points to ease passengers while travelling.

• The metro has special areas for person who use wheel chairs and other differently abled person

• As per the reports of the Financial Express, in the first phase the metro will run 13 km and cover 11 stations (Aluva, Pulinchodu, Companypady, Ambattukavu, Muttom, Kalamassery, Cochin University, Pathadipalam, Edapally, Changampuzha Park and Palarivatom). However. the total route length of the metro is 26 km with 22 stations planned.

• The 11 theme based stations are designed to showcase the history of Kochi. Spices and sports, Western Ghats, cultural and artistic heritage are some of the themes.

Following this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a Patanjali yoga camp and release a book commemorating ‘Reading Day’ at 12:15pm. The Prime Minister will also chair a meeting with Chief Minister Vijayan and other cabinet ministers at 1 pm to discuss developmental activities implemented in the state.