4. METRO FACTS
• A rapid transit train system. also referred to as subways or
undergrounds.
• The first metro system, the London Underground, was
opened in 1863.
• Shanghai Metro is the longest metro in the world
• Newyork City Subway has the maximum number of stations
• Russian Metro is the busiest metro in the world
• Kolkata Metro is India's first and Asia's fifth Metro Rail
Transportation, started on October 24, 1984
5. WHY METRO RAIL..
• Unprecedented growth rate personal vehicles.
• Growing traffic congestion.
• Air pollution and traffic accidents has become a major
concern.
• To avoid congestion at peak hours.
• Time savings.
• Reduced fuel consumption.
6. METRO RAILS IN INDIA
EXISTING METRO RAIL IN INDIA
Location Name
Kolkata Metro Rail Kolkata Metro
Delhi Metro Rail Delhi Metro
Banglore Metro Rail Namma Metro
Chennai Metro Rail Chennai Mass Rapid Transit
System(MRTS)
PROPOSED AND FUTURE METRO RAIL IN INDIA
Location Name
Kochi Metro Rail KOMET
Mumbai Metro Rail Mumbai Metro
Hyderabad Metro Rail Hyderabad Metro
7.
8. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
•22 Dec 2004 : DPR (Detailed Project Report) for Kochi
Metro, assigned it to DMRC(Delhi Metro Rail Corporation)
•Expected to start by 2006, but delayed
Reasons for Delay
1)Refusal by Central Government
2)Refusal by Ministry of Urban Development
and Planning Commission
3)Political rivalry between LDF Government in Kerala and
the UPA Government at the centre
9. COST, CONSTRUCTION AND
CHARACTERISTICS
• A joint venture by the central and state governments
• Follows the Chennai and Delhi Metro Model
• The total cost of Rs. 5,181.79 crores
• To be completed in three stages
• To start operation from 2016
10. 3 PHASES
• Phase 1 : The Kochi Metro Rail Corporation has proposed an elevated
route spanning 25.253 km from Thripunithura to Aluva .There will be 22
stations
• Phase 2 : The feasibility study for Phase II of the Kochi Metro Rail
project will mainly focus on extending services to Ernakulam Boat Jetty
via High Court Junction. It will also analyse the possibility of adding new
lines to connect the proposed Metro Rail with Nedumbassery. The study
will begin after the project gets the Centre‟s nod.
• Phase 3 (Future expansion) : Many possible extensions of the metro to
Menaka, Kakkanad, Tripunithura, Cochin International Airport and West
Kochi have been proposed. There is a proposal for the metro rail project
to be extended from Aluva to the Cochin International Airport at
Nedumbassery, a distance of about 8 km.KMRL also has plans to extend
the Kochi metro rail up to Kakkanad from Palarivattom.
However, KMRL MD,Tom Jose have said that any extensions would be
taken up only in Phase II after the construction of the Aluva - Pettah route
11. JAPANESE AGENCY TO FUND FOR
KOCHI METRO
• The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which
partially funded Delhi Metro Rail Corporations‟s Phase-I and II
projects will be the main source of funding for the Kochi
Metro.
• The Japanese agency will provide 51 per cent of the total
estimated cost of Rs 4,427 crore at an interest of 1.5 per cent.
• The loan is for a period of 30 years. It will also have a
moratorium period of 10 years. This means Kochi Metro will
have to start repaying the loan only after a period of 10 years.
12. Other fund contributions…
As per sanction of Public Investment Rs.1002.23crore (US $181.4 million)
Board (PBI),the Central govt will
contribute
Kerala Govt Rs.1772.23.23crore (US $320.77million)
Taxes on project will be borne by the Rs.237.33crore (US $42.96 million)
Kerala Govt alongwith any escalations
Sr KM Mani ,Finance minister of Kerala Rs.119crore (US $21.54 million)
has been allocated as per 2012 state
budget.
13. VISION & MISSION
• Vision
A world-class metro rail system that enhances
the quality of life for the citizens of Kochi.
• Mission
To provide a reliable, safe, efficient, viable and
customer friendly rapid transit system for the
Greater Kochi area that is environmentally
sustainable.
14. STRATEGIC GOALS
• To enhance the quality of life for the Greater Kochi metro area
by improving regional connections and reducing overcrowding,
traffic congestion, transit time, air and noise pollution.
• To adopt a stakeholder approach to improve connectivity and
quality of life by coordinating and consulting with important
stakeholder groups, such as community groups, business
groups, environmental groups, state and central governments,
architects and planners, and various regulatory agencies.
• To plan to extend the metro to Fort Cochin.
15. • To connect metro with the Cochin International Airport to
create seamless transition, transit, and interconnectivity.
• To create transport hubs with metro, bus and rail links.
• To increase the economic vitality of the region by improving
infrastructure resulting in the further development of the
greater Kochi area as an economic, transportation, and
tourism hub.
• To be accountable for our actions.
16. VALUES
• Safety and Service: We commit to provide a safe, reliable
and customer-friendly transportation experience.
• Community Involvement: We value being a part of the
greater Kochi community and strive to contribute to the
economic growth and development of the area.
• Stakeholder Engagement: We pledge to work with all the
stakeholders, including customers, employees, local
businesses, local community, civic societies and appropriate
state and federal governmental authorities, in our
operations.
17. • Cultural and Environmental Sustainability : We believe in
sustainable economic development where infrastructural,
economic and ecological concerns are integrated into smart
growth.
• Employee Empowerment: We commit to a work
environment where employees are treated with respect, they
take responsibility for results and their teamwork is
rewarded.
• Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability: We pledge to
being fiscally responsible as well as being accountable for
our actions.
18. OPERATIONAL GOALS
• Ensure that the planners reflect the socio-cultural,
economic, and environmental impact of the proposed
system.
• Link investments in public transportation systems with
land use planning.
• Minimize property acquisition and other displacements
in the implementation of the project .
• Support existing and planned economic activities.
19. • Encourage an environmentally sustainable
approach to planned development.
• Build the metro system with rider security and
comfort as the most important considerations.
• Achieve economic feasibility and cost-
effectiveness in the implementation of the strategic
objectives.
21. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
• Sri. Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister, Kerala – Chairman
• Sri. Aryadan Mohammed, Minister for Power and Transport - Vice Chairman
• Sri. P.K.Kunjalikutty,Minister for Industiries and Information Technology
• Sri. K.M. Mani, Minister for Finance,Law and Housing
• Sri. K. Babu, Minister for Fisheries,Ports and Excise
• Sri. V.K. Ibrahim Kunju, Minister for Public Works
• Sri. V.S. Sivakumar, Minister for Health,Family Welfare of Minorities
• Sri. V.P. Joy, IAS, Principal Secretary, Finance
• Sri. Manoj Joshi, IAS
• Sri. Tony Chammany, Mayor of Cochin
• Sri. P.I. Sheik Pareeth, IAS, District Collector, Ernakulam
• Sri. Tom Jose, IAS, Principal Secretary, Transport – Managing Director.
The Managing Director will also be Ex-Officio Principal Secretary to Government for
the purpose of implementing the project.
22. DMRC
For implementation and subsequent operation of Delhi
MRTS, a company under the name DELHI METRO RAIL
CORPORATION was registered on 03-05-95 under the
Companies Act, 1956.
The Kochi Metro goes in partnership with DMRC, with former
managing director E Sreedharan as its principal advisor.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will be in charge of all tenders,
contracts and disbursement of money associated with the
project.
23. Dr. E.Sreedharan
“ MetroMan of India “
Railway Minister's Award (1963)
In 1970, as the deputy chief engineer, he
was put in charge for implementation,
planning and design of Calcutta metro,
the first ever metro in India.
He was the managing director of Delhi
Metro during 1995-2012 .
Padma Shri by the Government of India
(2001)…
24. Dr Sreedharan has done for the country
• He restored India‟s longest sea bridge which was completely
destroyed, in 46 days. ( PAMBAN BRIDGE )
• He designed India‟s first Metro.(CALCUTTA METRO)
• Supervised the building of India‟s first indigenous Merchant
vessel. ( RANI PADMINI )
• Executed India‟s most difficult project since Independence.
( KONKAN RAILWAY )
• Gave Delhi wallahs, something called the Metro.(DELHI
METRO)
• Predicted India‟s biggest corporate fraud, three months
before it happened.
25.
26. Tom Jose, IAS
Managing Director Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.
The present officer Tom Jose IAS in charge of KMRC is
an able person and he has the all the potentials to
perform the job efficiently.
27. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE
PROJECT
Features
Estimated Completion Cost Rs 5146 Cr
Fare Rs 12/- to Rs 30/-
Fare Collection Automatic fare collection system
with combination of smart card &
computerized paper tickets
Capacity/train 600 passengers (initial)
29. TECHNICAL FEATURES
Technical Features
Construction methodology Elevated viaduct carried over pre-stressed
concrete „U‟ shaped girders with pile /
open foundations
Rolling stock 2.7 m wide modern rolling stock with
stainless steel body, standard gauge axle
load of 3 tonnes
Voltage 750 V DC
Power supply source 66 KV AC
Power collection Third Rail Bottom Collection
System Light Metro System
Type of signalling Automatic signalling with protection &
warning system
Telecommunication Integrated system with Fibre Optic cables,
SCADA, Train radio, PA system etc
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31. Why Kochi Metro???...
• Ministry of Urban Development predicts an average city
speed of 6 to 8 kmph by 2030, which is the speed of a
morning walker, if urban transport is not properly planned
and developed now.
• The present transport facilities are inadequate to handle
every day demands.
• Gridlocks and congestion are routine now; they result in
wastage of manpower, fossil fuels, increase pollution and
act as dampeners to economic development.
32. • The traffic snarls force people to spend time on the road
which they would otherwise spend with their friends and
families.
• Further road development is very limited owing to
geographical and demographical limitations forcing to
think over the most convenient mode of transportation.
• The Kochi Metro Rail Project is the first move in such a
direction in Kerala with an aim to convert Kochi city to
Kochi metro city.
33. ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES
• Use of low green house gas emitting engine technology
• Use of regenerative breaking system.
• Management of air and dust .
• Management of noise and vibration.
• Soil and land management.
• Landscape and aesthetics.
• Traffic management.
34. ADVANTAGES OF METRO SYSTEM
• Requires 1/5th energy per passenger km.compared to road-
based system.
• Cause no air pollution in the city and lesser noise levels.
• Reduces journey time by anything between 50% and 75%
depending on road conditions.
• Occupies no road space if underground and only about 2 metre
width of the road,along central median, if elevated.
• Is more reliable, comfortable and safer than road based system.
35. • Accessing jobs, education, livelihoods and other social
needs from the outskirts into the business centre of the city
would become much easier and less time consuming and
quality of life will increase for the urban population.
• The average citizen of Kochi would get punctual mode of
transport at affordable rates.
36. SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES
• Resurfaced 21 roads.
• Recruited traffic wardens.
• Decided to shift vyttila station to vyttila mobility hub.
• The hub authorities are planning to build a new boat jetty.
Thus Kochi metro project became the first metro in the
country which connects rail, road and water transportation
facilities.
• Clean the major canal of kochi, thevara– perandoor canal.
37.
38. “ IS A METRO RAIL SYSTEM THE
SOLUTION TO OUR CITIES
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS???... ”
44. North Overbrigde contruction
• New lanes of North overbridge to be opened for traffic by September
• The project to widen and rebuild the side bays of the Ernakulam North overbridge is nearing completion. The two new lanes are
expected to be thrown open to traffic by the first week of September.
• As part of this, 12 pre-cast RCC girders – the last of the total 40 girders, were put in place on Monday midnight and Tuesday.
The two new lanes would form lanes one and four of the proposed four-lane bridge, for which a nine-month deadline had been
set. The existing bridge will be pulled down and rebuilt once traffic is diverted through the new lanes. The metro-rail pillars will
pass through the centre of the four-lane bridge, at a height of seven metres above the bridge surface.
• Easing traffic
• “The two-lanes could have been opened to traffic before August, but for the delay of about two months in relocating power and
water lines. Lanes two and three at the centre will be completed in another nine months, beginning September,” said an official
of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The decision to widen the bridge was taken since it was a major bottleneck in the city and would
have further choked traffic when work on the Kochi metro rail begins.
• Advanced techniques are being adopted for speedy completion of the bridge and to lessen the disturbance to local residents
and motorists. “Silent generators are being used and a specialist agency was roped in to dismantle the bridge‟s two-wheeler
bays. Grievances of nearby shop owners and others are attended to immediately and remedial action taken,” said an engineer
associated with the project.
• Modern machinery
• The girders were pre-cast at the Manappattiparambu ground and taken to the work site in trailer lorries. The use of modern
machinery ensures that work can go on even when traffic is moving through the bridge‟s central portion.
• “Boom-placer pumps that can be extended upto 30 m are being used for concreting. They are remote-controlled. As for piling,
crawler-mounted hydraulic rigs whose height can be adjusted were used. A telescopic fully-automatic crane with 100 MT
capacity is being used and it can stretch from lane one to lane four over vehicular traffic,” he said.
• With the project‟s deadline approaching, more workers and engineers are being posted on night shift. The retaining walls on the
approach spans are being built. Though the structural portion will be over in another 15 days, the mud that would be filled within
has to consolidate.
45.
46. Kochi Metro gets new managing director
• The Kerala govt on Tuesday appointed Elias George, a senior IAS officer,
as managing director of Kochi Metro Rail Corporation Limited in place of
Tom Jose.
• Jose has been appointed as secretary, Public Works Department.
• The government‟s decision comes in the wake of a number of allegations
levelled against Jose as managing director of Komet, including a letter he
wrote to DMRC stating global tender would be invited for the Rs 5,000 crore
project.
• However, neither the state government nor the director board of the
company had taken this decision. DMRC had prepared the detailed project
report and started construction of the two overbridges as a preparatory
work. This created a row over its implementation and later chief minister
Oommen Chandy clarified that DMRC would be entrusted with the project
and its mentor E Sreedharan would associate with it as adviser.
