With KSRTC not keen on operating feeder trips from Kochi metro stations to suburban towns, the KMRL has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) from firms that are willing to operate e-buses from metro stations to the international airport, Infopark, and Government Medical College, Ernakulam.
The metro agency had been attracting considerable flak for not deploying adequate number of feeder buses ever since the metro was commissioned in 2017, despite daily average passenger patronage in the metro hovering at less than 1 lakh and the daily loss mounting to approximately ₹1 crore.
Quoting its feeder policy to provide commuters with seamless, sustainable, environment-friendly, comfortable, safe, and affordable connectivity options, the KMRL has, in its EoI, sought four stage carriage/contract e-buses to operate feeder services in the Aluva metro station – international airport and two such buses in the Kalamassery/CUSAT metro station – Government Medical College, and Kakkanad Water Metro jetty – Infopark routes.
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