India’s First Water Metro

April 27, 2023

PM recently inaugurated the first phase of Kochi Water Metro in Kerala – first-ever metro system of its kind.
It’s a public boat service integrated with the metro rail network.
The project is being implemented by Kochi Metro Rail Corporation with the financial assistance provided by a German funding agency.
Objective- to link ten island communities in Kerala’s city with the mainland
Kochi Water Metro is a modern ferry transport project consisting of numerous boats running along 16 routes across Greater Kochi.
The boats in the Kochi Water Metro are powered by batteries and require only 10 to 20 minutes to traverse each route.