Kochi Metro to begin commercial operations today

Kochi Metro, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, will start commercial operations on Monday. The trains will start from Aluva and Palarivattom from 6am simultaneously and finish the day's ride at 10 pm at Aluva, a Kochi Metro Rail spokesperson said on Sunday. The headway would be 8.20 minutes and there would be 219 trips between 6 am and 10 pm from Monday, she said. Meanwhile, Kochi Metro Rail Corporation organised "Sneha Yatra" for 1,550 persons including nearly 450 children with physical and cognitive disabilities from special schools, children from orphanages and inmates from old age homes.