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Metro rail requires 25.3 hectares of land

R.Ramabhadran Pillai

Allocation of funds to follow sanction for project

Land is required for depots, alignments, power substations and administrative buildings.

KOCHI: The allocation of funds for the metro project by the Union government will follow soon after it gets the official sanction, according to officials. The project has been included in the 100-day programme of the union government.

Land acquisition will have to be completed prior to construction. The project is to be taken up along the alignment planned by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, a detailed report of which has already been submitted to the government.

The land requirement for the Aluva-Petta corridor is about 25.33 hectares, out of which 9.37 hectares belongs to the government. Land is mainly required for depots, alignment on sharp bends, station buildings, platforms, power substations and administrative buildings.

The Aluva-Petta corridor is 25.25 km long and runs in north-southwest direction for 19 km length up to Ernakulam South station from where it turns towards east. Starting from a point about 70 metres from the southern end of the goods shed at Aluva railway station, the corridor runs parallel to the existing broad gauge tracks upto 1.4 km.

Thereafter the alignment starts rising and becomes fully elevated when it reaches the median of NH 47 at 1.66 km. From this point, the alignment runs along the median of NH 47 up to 10.85 km till Edapally.

After this, the alignment follows the Banerji Road upto 16.6 km. at Madhava Pharmacy Junction from where it turns towards MG Road to reach Jose Junction at 18.65 km. It turns from there towards Ernakulam South railway station up to 19.1 km.

The alignment then crosses Ernakulam South railway yard and enters SA Road at 19.6 km. From here, the alignment runs along SA Road upto 22.45 km to reach Vyttila. It crosses NH 47 bypass to enter NH 49 and reaches Petta at 24.83 km. The alignment finally terminates at 25.25 km.

The Metro station at Aluva will be located within the Aluva railway station near the existing goods shed. The private bus stand and the KSRTC bus stand are situated nearby. At Petta, the Metro station will be located near the road itself with a view to extending the line towards Thripunithura in future.

The stations have been proposed at a distance of about 1 km from one another. They are to be located at the following locations: Aluva, Companypady, Muttom, Apollo Tyres, Jacobite Church, Kalamasserry, Edapally Junction, Edapally, Palarivattom, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kaloor, Lissi Junction, Madhava Pharmacy, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam South Station, GCDA, Fatima Church, Elamkulam, Vyttila, Thikkoodam and Petta.

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