Editing Kochi (section)

==== Metro ====
{{Main|Kochi Metro}}
The [[Kochi Metro]] is a [[Rapid transit|metro rapid transit system]] serving the city of Kochi, intended to considerably ease traffic congestion in the city and its surrounding metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/07/stories/2010030761160300.htm/ |title=More funds for metro rail; sanction yet to be granted |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805025944/http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/07/stories/2010030761160300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=5 August 2011 }}</ref> It is being constructed in three phases. The construction work of the first phase began in June 2013. The {{convert|13.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} section of the line from [[Aluva metro station|Aluva]] to [[Palarivattom metro station|Palarivattom]] consisting 11 stations was opened to passengers on 17 June 2017 by [[Narendra Modi]], the [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref name = deadline>{{cite web|title=PM Modi to inaugurate Kochi Metro on June 17|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/pm-modi-to-inaugurate-kochi-metro-on-june-17-1.1976455|website=mathrubhumi.com|date=30 May 2017 |publisher=Mathrubhumi|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref> The first phase spanning {{convert|28.125|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Aluva to [[Tripunithura Terminal metro station|Thrippunithura]] with 25 stations was completed in March 2024 at an estimated cost of {{INR convert|51.81|b|nolink=nos}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kochi Metro Phase 1 Now Complete, PM Modi Inaugurates Thripunithura Terminal Station |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/city/kochi/kochi-metro-phase-1-now-complete-pm-modi-inaugurates-thripunithura-terminal-station-article-108256793 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=[[Times Now]] |date=6 March 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> The second phase from [[J. L. N. Stadium metro station|JLN Stadium]] to [[InfoPark, Kochi|Infopark]]-[[Kakkanad]], known as the Pink Line, is expected to be commissioned by 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ലേഖകൻ |first=മാധ്യമം |title=കൊച്ചി മെട്രോ കാക്കനാട്ടേക്ക്; നിർമാണം ഡിസംബറിൽ ആരംഭിക്കും |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/kochi-metro-to-kakanad-construction-will-begin-in-december-1198555 |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=Madhyamam |date=2 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>