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Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) will soon commence construction of two more stations on the Phase-II project. The Revenue department has issued notification for land acquisition required to construct Chittethukara and Cochin SEZ Metro stations on the new Pink Line, which connects JLN Stadium with Kakkanad.
A total of 0.235 hectares will be acquired for SEZ station while 0.1810 hectares will be acquired for Chittethukara station. Earlier, the government had granted sanction to KMRL to begin construction work of Infopark station, and the work has already commenced. Land for Chittethukara and SEZ stations are being acquired by invoking the provisions of LARR Act, 2013.
KMRL has officially awarded the contract for construction of the 11.2-km-long viaduct to Afcons, at a value of Rs 1,141.32 crore.
The total cost of Pink Line project, which includes 11 stations, is Rs 1,957.05 crore.
Stations are being constructed at Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium, Palarivattom Junction, Palarivattom Bypass, Chembumukku, Vazhakkala, Padamughal, Kakkanad Junction, Cochin SEZ, Chittethukara, Kinfra and Infopark. The budget has allocated Rs 239 crore for Phase-II and works began two months ago.
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