Kerala CM inaugurates Kochi Metro's new stretch

Kochi, Sep 3  The Kochi Metro’s new stretch from Maharaja’s College junction to Thykoodam was inaugurated on Tuesday.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated services in the new stretch at a function presided over by Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Dignitaries including Vijayan, Puri, Metro man E Sreedharan, Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden, Kochi Mayor Soumini Jain, MLAs M Swaraj and P T Thomas travelled on the first Metro service from Maharaja’s College junction to reach Kadavanthra station to attend the inaugural function at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

The new stretch has a total of five stations – Ernakulam South, Kadavanthra, Elamkulam, Vyttila and Thykoodam.