Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the final station of the first phase of the Kochi metro in Thripunitura on March 6. He will flag off the inaugural train online from Kolkata.
The first trip will have physically challenged children as passengers from Thripunitura to Aluva. Train services for the public from Thripunitura will begin after the first trip, according to an official communication.
The various programmes in connection with the completion of the first phase will begin at Thripunitura station from 9.45 a.m. onwards. The official rate for a trip from Aluva to Thripunitura is ₹75. However, the existing rate of ₹60 for a journey from Aluva to S.N. Junction will be extended to passengers getting down at Thripunitura in connection with the inauguration. The concession rate would continue until further notice, it said.
