Modi reached the station at around 11 am boarded a Metro train after cutting a ribbon. The Kochi Metro will begin revenue operations from Monday, from 6 am onward. Modi is inaugurating a 13-km section of the Kochi Metro Phase 1, which runs for 25 kilometers. Kochi Metro is India eighth metro service and earlier this month, in an exclusive interview to India Today, E Sreedharan called it his life's most challenging project. A unique feature of the Kochi Metro will be its connectivity with speed boats for feeder services.

Source: India Today June 17, 2017 04:07 UTC