Metro Pink Line: Station work worth ₹100cr awarded

Kochi: To help speed up the delayed Pink Line project connecting Kakkanad and Infopark, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) awarded Rs 100 crore station works to Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd, with a deadline of one year.“The architectural, finishing, plumbing and interior works at 10 elevated Metro stations on the upcoming corridor, in two contract packages, are valued at Rs 100.3 crore. Godrej & Boyce emerged as the lowest bidder for both packages, beating competitor Crescent Contractors Pvt Ltd,” said a Metro official.The first package, valued at Rs 55.20 crore, covers five elevated stations — Civil Station Junction, Cochin SEZ, Chittethukara, Kinfra Park and Infopark.

“The contractor has to finish all block work, plumbing and interior works at these locations, it should be ready-to-use,” said the official.The second package covers the remaining five stations — Palarivattom Junction, Alinchuvadu, Chembumukku, Vazhakkala and Padamugal. The scope of work matches the first package, giving the contractor a matching 360-day timeline to deliver the finished station infrastructure.

The Pink Line has been delayed by over one-and-half years. KMRL is now aiming to complete civil works of the 10.58-km elevated corridor by June next year, with final testing, system integration and official commissioning fixed for August 2027.The corridor has been conceptualized as a tribute to women. Every station is being designed with a strong emphasis on safety, visibility, accessibility and comfort. The stations will feature open lines of sight, elimination of blind spots, well-lit concourses, universally accessible spaces, dedicated mothers’ lounges and nursing rooms, curvilinear roof structures and expansive protective canopies.

Harsh right angles and rigid structural elements have been minimized in favour of curved pathways, organically merging columns, ergonomic seating and passenger spaces.Metro Phase 2 will run from JLN Stadium to Kakkanad’s Infopark. The new line is designed to bridge the gap between Kochi’s city center and its rapidly expanding IT hub. Once operational, the corridor will provide a faster, traffic-free alternative for thousands of daily commuters, tech professionals and citizens traveling to the IT parks, business centres and govt offices in Kakkanad.