Old Facebook post on Kochi Metro link to Thrissur resurfaces as Suresh Gopi denies earlier claim

Old Facebook post on Kochi Metro link to Thrissur resurfaces as Suresh Gopi denies earlier claim

Suresh Gopi | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Union Minister Suresh Gopi’s recent claim that he never said Kochi Metro would be extended to Thrissur has backfired. Social media users have unearthed an old Facebook post from 2019 where Mr. Gopi had clearly called for connecting the Kochi Metro to Thrissur, contradicting his present statement. Speaking […]

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Kochi Corporation shares State govt’s development and welfare-oriented vision, says CM

Kochi Corporation shares State govt’s development and welfare-oriented vision, says CM

After inaugurating the Kochi Corporation’s new office building at Marine Drive, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan visits the new council hall along with Mayor M. Anilkumar, Deputy Mayor K.A. Ansiya, Industries Minister P. Rajeeve, Hibi Eden, MP, and MLAs K. Babu and T.J. Vinod on Tuesday (October 21, 2025). | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Kochi […]

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Revamp of Kochi metro’s data analytics platform on the cards

Revamp of Kochi metro’s data analytics platform on the cards

Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has recommended a few improvements in the data analytics platform that was readied with the help of Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology (RSET) in order to analyse travelling pattern in the Kochi metro. The metro agency had inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with RSET in 2016 to collate […]

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PM Modi to launch Kochi Metro extension, redevelopment of 3 railway stations on Sept 1

PM Modi to launch Kochi Metro extension, redevelopment of 3 railway stations on Sept 1

From the CIAL trade fair, PM Narendra Modi will launch the Kochi Metro extension and Phase 2 corridor, as well as the redevelopment work to be done at Ernakulam Junction, Ernakulam Town and Kollam railway stations From the CIAL trade fair, PM Narendra Modi will launch the Kochi Metro extension and Phase 2 corridor, as […]

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Demand to introduce store-value cards, tokens for Kochi metro commuters

Demand to introduce store-value cards, tokens for Kochi metro commuters

Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is facing flak for ticket-vending machines in many stations not working or being very slow during peak hours, often necessitating help from employees manning the stations. Terming such machines as outdated ones, Ebenser Chullikat, a public transport enthusiast and a representative of Kochi Metro Passengers’ Forum, said that the metro […]

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