Thiruvananthapuram Metro Phase I to spice up city mobility; join airport, technopark, key metropolis hubs

Giving a shot within the arm to the dream of revolutionising city mobility and fuelling sustainable financial progress within the State capital, the Phase I alignment of the Thiruvananthapuram Metro Rail venture will join the three phases of the Technopark, the airport, Thampanoor bus stand, and railway station.

An announcement from the Chief Minister’s Office on Friday (November 7, 2025) stated the venture will speed up the long run growth of the quickly rising metropolis of Thiruvananthapuram.

Administrative sanction for implementing the sunshine metro rail system in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode districts by the Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Limited was accorded in September 2015. Later, by a September 2022 Government Order, all the venture was handed over to the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL). The KMRL, after finishing up the excellent mobility research, had stated a Mono Rail or a Light Metro system shouldn’t be be enough to cater to the ever-growing metropolis resembling Thiruvananthapuram and advised a traditional metro, like in different cities, as essentially the most applicable type.

After a sequence of conferences prior to now few years, the KMRL offered a revised proposal from Pappanamcode to Eenchakkal, protecting 31 km with 27 stations, within the final Secretary-level committee assembly held on November 4, 2025. It additionally defined the technical feasibility of extending Corridor I as much as Technopark Phase II.

The committee that examined the proposal discovered that the revised alignment from Pappanamcode to Eenchakkal adheres to the Central directive by successfully protecting the Thiruvananthapuram North railway station and the airport. This additionally ensures seamless connectivity between key city modes by integrating the corridors proposed within the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP).

The State Government then accorded the in-principle approval for the alignment after an in depth scrutiny. The Managing Director, KMRL, will now take steps to organize and submit the DPR of the venture in accordance with the Metro Rail Policy 2017 and tips of the Union Government.

As a part of the metro venture, the KMRL was entrusted with the development of the Sreekaryam, Ulloor, and Pattom flyovers. The building of the Sreekaryam flyover is progressing quickly. The venture is anticipated to speed up the long run growth of quickly rising Thiruvananthapuram metropolis.