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Kochi Metro Update : Kochi Metro Completes One Year of Commercial Operations
Kochi : The Kochi Metro completed 1 year of commercial operations , and was moving on the right track with increase in the number of passengers and income , Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said . One of its main achievements was having brought down the loss from Rs 6 crore it incurred in the initial 6 months to Rs 3 crore at present , he said in a Facebook post .
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• He said , the average number of passengers using the metro has also doubled from 20,000 to 40,000 per day .
• The number of people travelling during holidays has touched nearly 60,000 , he added .
• The total length of the Kochi Metro rail is 25 km .
• The phase-1 of the 13.26 km long Aluva-Palarivattom stretch was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 17 last year .
• The foundation for KMRL ( Kochi Metro Rail Limited ), a 50- 50 Joint Venture of the Centre and the state government , was laid on September 13 , 2012 by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh .
• The 2nd reach of Kochi Metro from Palarivattom to Maharaja ’ s College ground in the heart of the city was commissioned on October 3 last year .
Bangalore Metro Update : BMRCL To Begin Operations of 6-Coach Metro Train
Bangalore : Commercial operations of the 6-coach Namma Metro train will begin this Friday , as the BMRCL ( Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited ) has got clearance from the Railway Board . The train will be operated on the Purple Line ( Baiyappanahalli to Mysuru Road ), Mahendra Jain , Managing Director , BMRCL said .
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• The 6 coach train is expected to bring huge relief to lakhs of passengers , especially during the peak hours .
• The carrying capacity of the extended train is close to 2,000 passengers and it can be operated at a speed of 80 kmph .
• He said , the first coach will be reserved for women , as promised before .
• The BMRCL had , earlier this year , reserved the first 2 entrances of the first coach for women .
• “ This is the first six-coach train we are operating . We have tentatively fixed Friday as the date to operate the train .
We are in the process of completing the required modalities before Friday . Getting clearance from the Railway Board is a big booster . By June 2019 , the entire fleet will be integrated to six-coach trains .”
• The BMRCL received 3 coaches from BEML Ltd . in February , and had approached the Commissioner of Rail Safety ( CRS ) seeking clearance in April after various levels of tests . www . railanalysis . com