sited Cochin through this old railway station. Ernakulam Terminus was the first station to serve the city but had to be abandoned in the early 1960s. Now this station operates as a goods depot of Southern Railway.
Kochi Metro
The Kochi Metro is an under construction metro rapid transit system for the city of Kochi, intended to considerably ease traffic congestion in the city and its surrounding metropolitan area. It is being set up at an estimated cost of 5,146 crore (US$931.43 million). Expected to be complete by 2016, the metro system will have 23 stations connecting the suburban towns of Aluva and Thripunithura while passing through downtown Kochi.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), with E Sreedharan as principal advisor, has been entrusted to execute the implementation of the Kochi Metro. The project received the central Public Investment Board's green signal in March 2012. The final nod from the central cabinet, to start the project construction, is expected soon. Preparatory works for the Metro system that includes building railway over-bridges, re-paving roads and land acquisition are in progress
