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Kochi, Kerala has become India's first city to have a Water Metro Project after the launch of its first boat in December 2021, namely 'Muziris,' among the 23 battery-powered electric boats being manufactured by Cochin Shipyard Limited.
Kochi Water Metro ( KWM) is an unfinished ferry transport system serving the Greater Kochi region in Kerala, India. When fully operational, it will connect Kochi ’s 10 island communities with the mainland through a fleet of 78 battery-operated electric hybrid boats operating along 38 terminals and 16 routes spanning 76 kilometers. [2]
Interactive Route Map. Enjoy the pioneering initiative in sustainable urban water transport. Beauty of the backwaters enhanced by the Kochi Water Metro.
The Kochi water metro project envisages the development of 15 identified routes, connecting 10 islands along a network of routes that span 78 km with a fleet of 78 fast, electrically propelled hybrid ferries plying to 38 jetties.
The Kochi Water Metro (KWM) stands as an innovative ferry transport network serving Kerala's Greater Kochi region. Marking a historic milestone, it's not only India's inaugural water metro system but also Asia's pioneering integrated water transport endeavor of this magnitude.
Jan 18, 2018 · What is Water Metro? With the launch of Kochi Metro, Kerala took its first step towards an integrated public transport system in the state, which will include feeder services such as boats. The first phase of the 76-km Water Metro Water Metro project, envisaged by Pinarayi Vijayan, is likely to become operational from 2019.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first water metro in Kerala's Kochi which will connect 10 islands around the city in Malabar coast through battery-operated electric hybrid...
