Water Metro ferries to be rolled out in April 2022
The Hindu
Technical glitches force KMRL to make further revision of the extended deadline for launch of service
The first lot of Water Metro ferries will in all probability be launched in April 2022, a further revision on the extended deadline of December 25 this year, sources in Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) said.
According to the initial revised deadline, the ferries were expected to be rolled out in December 2020. This was postponed every few months, after the first couple of hybrid vessels, which were tailor-made to operate on both electric power and power from a diesel generator on board, reportedly encountered teething problems related to propulsion systems.
The latest revision of deadline to April 2022 will make their launch come 14 months after the Vyttila-Kakkanad route was commissioned by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in February 2021.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.