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Giving a changeable successful the limb to the imagination of revolutionising municipality mobility and fuelling sustainable economical maturation successful the capital, the State authorities connected Friday approved the archetypal signifier alignment of the Thiruvananthapuram metro obstruction project.
The archetypal signifier alignment connecting 3 phases of Technopark,Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, Thampanoor autobus stand, Central railway station, Secretariat, and Medical College was approved aft a secretary-level meeting.
The astir perfect and feasible alignment of Phase-I of the Thiruvananthapuram metro obstruction project, to beryllium implemented by the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), volition beryllium from Pappanamcode to Eenchakkal. The corridor for Phase-I of the task includes the pursuing stations: Pappanamcode, Kaimanam, Karamana, Killipalam Junction, Thampanoor, Secretariat, Palayam, Plamoodu, Pattom, Murinjapalam, Medical College, Ulloor, Pongumoodu, Sreekaryam, Pangappara, Gurumandiram, Karyavattom, Technopark Phase-I (interchange station), Technopark Phase-III, Kulathoor, Technopark Phase-II, Akkulam Lake, Kochuveli, Venpalavattom, Chakka, airport, earlier ending astatine Eenchakkal (terminal Station).
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) had earlier directed the State to guarantee the integration of the task with existing airports astatine the elaborate task study (DPR) signifier to guarantee seamless integration of metro and airport.
Metro Rail Policy
The Metro Rail Policy 2017 besides emphasises the request for connectivity to large transport hubs including railway stations and airports. After a bid of meetings successful the past fewer years, the KMRL presented a revised connection from Pappanamcode to Eenchakkal, covering 31 kms with 27 stations, successful the past secretary-level committee gathering held connected November 4. It besides explained the method feasibility of extending Corridor-I up to Technopark Phase-II.
The committee that examined the connection recovered that the revised alignment from Pappanamcode to Eenchakkal adheres to the Central directive by efficaciously covering the Thiruvananthapuram North railway presumption and the airport. This besides ensures seamless connectivity betwixt cardinal municipality modes by integrating the corridors projected successful the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP). The State authorities past accorded the in-principle support for the alignment aft a elaborate scrutiny. The Managing Director, KMRL, volition present instrumentality steps to hole and taxable the DPR of the task successful accordance with the Metro Rail Policy 2017 and guidelines of the Union government.
As portion of the metro project, the KMRL was entrusted with the operation of the Sreekaryam, Ulloor, and Pattom flyovers. The operation of the Sreekaryam flyover is progressing rapidly. The task is expected to accelerate the aboriginal improvement of rapidly increasing Thiruvananthapuram city.
