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Kerala
5 buyers · 6 tenders · checked 2026-09-06
Kochi Water Metro India's only operating water metro; Kochi Metro Pink Line under construction; ₹3,800 cr Sabari line sanctioned; 583 km RRTS proposal replaces SilverLine.
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1Metro systems operating
1Water metro systems
5Buyers tracked
6Tenders tracked
- Live pipeline
- ₹5,000–7,500 cr tracked (Kochi Metro Phase 2 programme + Sabari rail sanction + water-metro fleet buys)
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Electrification, Track & civil, Digital operations, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance
Key figures
Kochi Metro operational network≈28.1 km, 1 line, 25 stations (Aluva–Tripunithura)
2 sources · all secondary
- ○ Wikipedia (cross-checked) · Kochi Metro (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ○ Metro Rail News · Kochi Metro project page (Pink Line commissioning now indicated 2027) (published 2026-08 · checked 2026-08-20)
Kochi Metro ridershipDaily ridership crossed 1 lakh in FY2025-26
2 sources · all secondary
- ○ Metro Rail News · Kochi Metro records highest operating profit, FY2025-26 (published 2026-08-01 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ○ Wikipedia (cross-checked) · Kochi Metro (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
Kochi Water Metro6 routes, 10 terminals operational; fleet ≈20 boats in service (of 23 ordered; 3 in build)
2 sources · all secondary
- ○ Wikipedia (cross-checked) · Kochi Water Metro (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ○ Construction World · Kochi Water Metro plans major fleet expansion (20 boats in fleet; 3 in build; 15-boat retender; 40 via PPP; airport route study) (published 2026-01-23 · checked 2026-08-20)
Kochi Water Metro ridershipOver 50 lakh cumulative passengers by Sept 2025
2 sources · 1 primary
- ○ Wikipedia (cross-checked) · Kochi Water Metro (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
- ● Kochi Water Metro (official) · watermetro.co.in — routes, terminals, news (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
Buyers
| Buyer | Type | Tenders | Contracts awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kochi Metro Rail Limited | Metro corporation | 3 | 2 |
| Kochi Water Metro Limited | Water metro operator | 2 | 1 |
| Southern Railway — Thiruvananthapuram & Palakkad divisions | IR zone | 1 | 0 |
| Cochin Shipyard Limited | Rolling-stock OEM | 0 | 0 |
| Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (K-Rail) | State SPV | 0 | 0 |
Tenders
| Tender | Buyer | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 additional electric ferries retender | KWML | Retender | value not published | |
| Third-rail 750V DC traction auxiliary substations Phase 2 | KMRL | Bids closed | ₹400–500 cr | Bids closed January 2026 · award expected |
| KBC-3 Pink Line elevated viaduct 10 stations | KMRL | Awarded | ₹1,000–1,500 cr | Awarded June 2024 |
| KBE-01 E&M works Phase 2 stations | KMRL | Awarded | value not published | |
| 23 hybrid-electric water-metro ferries Cochin Shipyard | KWML | In execution | ₹150–200 cr | |
| Angamaly–Erumeli Sabari new broad-gauge line 14 stations | SR (Kerala) | Planned | ₹3,500–4,000 cr |
Cities
| City | Network status | Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Kochi | operational (metro + water metro) + Phase 2 metro construction | Kochi Metro (Blue Line; Pink Line under construction); Kochi Water Metro |
| Thiruvananthapuram | metro proposed — DPR stalled on population norm | |
| Kozhikode | metro proposed — DPR stalled on population norm |
Players with a footprint here
Withheld in the free surface
- Market narrative
- Indian Railways allocation (3)
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- Kochi metro p2 (3)
- Water metro programme (4)
- Water metro national model (3)
- Kmrl financials (4)
- Kerala heavy rail (3)
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