CASE STUDY ON PALARIVATTOM

METRO STATION
 INTRODUCTION TO KOCHI
COMMERCIAL CAPITAL OF KERALA

958 N LATITUDE & A LONGITUDE OF 7616E

LOCATED FACING THE ARABIAN SEA IN THE ERNAKULUM DISTRICT

OF KERALA.

LARGEST URBAN AGGLOMERATION IN THE STATE & 2ND LARGEST ON

THE WESTERN COAST.

THE ENTIRE REGION COVERING FORT KOCHI, MATTANCHERRY,

WELLINGTON ISLAND, MAINLAND ERNAKULAM AND ITS SUBURBIA
(INCLUDING VYTTILA, VENNALA, EDAPALLY) IS GENERALLY REFERRED
TO AS KOCHI (OR COCHIN) BECAUSE ALL THESE AREAS WERE PART OF
THE ERSTWHILE KINGDOM OF KOCHI IN PRE-INDEPENDENCE INDIA.

KOCHU A SMALL BRANCH OF THE PERIYAR RIVER, WHICH FLOWS IN

TO THE SEA MOUTH OF THE VEMBANAD ESTUARY, GAVE THIS PLACE
THE NAME COCHIN.
 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND PROJECTIONS
KOCHI
CORPORATION AREA:
PERSONS 6,01,574
MALES 2,96,668
FEMALES 3,04,906
POPULATION
GROWTH OF +5.6 %
IN THE PAST DECADE
2001-2011
95.5% LITERACY
RATE IN KOCHI CITY.
35% OF POPULATION
IS BELOW POVERTY
LINE
Population of
Greater Cochin area
has been growing at
a rate of 1.4% per
annum.
Population density is
2600 persons per sq.
Km in GCDA area and
6300 persons per sq.
Km in Cochin SOURCE: CDP, KOCHI
Area wise Population Projection in 2001, 2011 and
2016 for Greater Cochin Area

Area wise Population Projection in 2021 and 2025 for

Greater Cochin Area

Annual Growth Rates: Greater Cochin Area

Source: NATPAC study report

 ECONOMIC BASE AND WORKFORCE CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC BASE:
EXPORT AND IMPORT
FISHING CULTIVATORS
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURAL LABOUR
LIKE FACT, TRAVANCORE COCHIN LIVE STOCK
CHEMICALS, HMT, APOLLO MINING AND QUARRYING
TYRES, SHIPBUILDING ETC. MANUFACTURING
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSTRUCTION
AND INFORMATION Household Size: The average household size is 4.9persons.
TECHNOLOGY ENABLED
1% 3%
SERVICES: WIPRO, TATA
4% 0% 0%
CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND
COGNIZANT HAVE AN ACTIVE
PRESENCE IN THE CITY. 18%
26%
TOURISM SECTOR
BANKING AND FINANCE 8%
SECTOR
15%
PORT ACTIVITIES 25%
COCHIN STOCK EXCHANGE

Distribution of Household Income

SOURCE: CDP, KOCHI
 TRAVEL SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS
DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP

VEHICLE
OCCUPANCY:.
Car/Jeep 2.27
Two Wheeler 1.25
Auto Rickshaw 1.80
Buses 41.82
PEAK DURATION :
8 AM to 11 AM in
MODAL SPLIT the morning .
5 PM to 8 PM in
the evening.
The peak hour to
daily flow ratio was
found to be 10%.

TRANSPORT NETWORK SOURCE: CDP, KOCHI

 PURPOSE OF TRIP PASSANGER
TWO TRAFFIC VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
social AUTORIK
WHEELERSHAWS AUTORIK
18% S SHAWS BUS
4%
8% 13% 14%
CARS
15%
education work
al 58% TWO
24% WHEELER
CARS
BUS S
38%
73% 35%

ADVANTAGES OF METRO SYSTEM OVER CURRENT TRAVEL SYSTEM

Requires 1/5th energy per passenger km compared to road-based system.

Causes no air pollution in the city.
Causes lesser noise level
Carries same amount of traffic as 5 lanes of bus traffic or 12 lanes of private motor cars (either way)
Is more reliable, comfortable and safer than road based system
Reduces journey time by anything between 50% and 75% depending on road conditions.

SOURCE: https://kochimetro.org/
 WHY METRO RAIL IN KOCHI?
Ministry of Urban Development predicts an average city
speed of 6 to 8 kmph by 2030, which is the speed of a
morning walker, if urban transport is not properly planned
and developed now.
The present transport facilities are inadequate to handle
every day demands.
Gridlocks and congestion are routine now; they result in
wastage of manpower, fossil fuels, increase pollution and
act as dampeners to economic development.

The traffic snarls force people to spend time on the road which they would otherwise spend with their friends and families.
Further road development is very limited owing to geographical and demographical limitations.
Therefore alternate modes of urban mass transport and multi modal integration have to be planned.
Accessing jobs, education, livelihoods and other social needs from the outskirts into the business centre of the city would
become less time consuming and quality of life will increase for the urban population.
The average citizen would get a reliable, safe, economic, comfortable, user friendly and punctual mode of transport at
affordable rates. SOURCE: https://kochimetro.org/
 3 PHASES OF KOCHI METRO RAIL
PHASE 1: Elevated route spanning 25.253 km from Aluva to Pettah
PHASE 2: Extension from Aluva to Angamaly via the Cochin International Airport , extension
from Petta to Tripunithura and branch line from Palarivattom to Info Park via Kakkanad
FUTURE EXPANSION: Extension to Menaka, Kakkanad and West Kochi
FUTURE EXPANSION

SOURCE: https://kochimetro.org/
 STATIONS
1. Aluva
2. Pulinchodu
3. Companypady
4. Ambattukavu
5. Muttom
6. Kalamassery
7. Cochin University
8. Pathadipalam
9. Edapally
10. Changampuzha Park
11. Palarivattom
12. JLN Stadium
13. Kaloor
14. Lissie
15. M.G Road
16. Maharajas College
17. Ernakulam south
18. Kadavanthra
19. Elamkulam
20. Vytila
21. Thaikoodam
22. Petta
SOURCE: https://kochimetro.org/
Proposed Metro Stations Land Use along the Project Corridor

SOURCE: https://kochimetro.org/
 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PECULIARITIES OF KOCHI METRO
LENGTH OF THE LINE IS 25.612 KM
NUMBER OF STATIONS: 22
Kochi will be the first Tier-II city in India to run a Metro
MAXIMUM CARRYING CAPACITY PER
network. Otherwise, it is the eight city in India to start
TRAIN: 600
commercial operations of the Metro network.
AVERAGE SPACING OF STATIONS : 1 KM
Kochi will be the first city in India with a boat service as a
JOURNEY TIME:
feeder to a Metro network. There would be 78 speed
ALUVA TO PETTAH: 46 MINUTES
boats and 38 boat jetties to serve you.
ALUVA TO PALARIVATTOM: 24 MINUTES
Twenty three people from the LGBT (lesbian, gay,
ALUVA TO ERNAKULAM JUNCTION: 34.40
bisexual, and transgender) community would also be
MINUTES
recruited as part of the project.
PETTAH TO ERNAKULAM JUNCTION: 12
Roofs of all stations of the Kochi metro will have solar
MINUTES
power panels and are likely to generate 2.3 megawatts of
TRAIN COMPOSTION :
electricity.
DRIVING MOTROR CAR + TC + DRIVING
A vertical garden will be erected on select pillars along
MOTOR CAR
the corridor
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM :LIGHT
CAPACITY SYSTEM
 TRAIN FORMATION

TRAIN OPERATION PLAN

Services for 19 hours of the day ( 5 AM ti midnight ) with a station dwell time of 30 seconds
Make up time of 5- 10 % with 8- 12 % coasting
Scheduled speed of these corridors has been taken as 33 kmph on accont of higher inter station distances.
CARRYING CAPACITY COACH SIZES

PROJECTED COACH REQUIRMENTS

COACH FEATURES
 FUTURE IMPACT OF METRO IN KOCHI
WITHOUT METRO
Increasing vehicle number: Kochi City has the
reported highest number of vehicles in Kerala..
Traffic Congestion: The road infrastructure in Kochi
has not been able to meet the growing traffic demand and
hence traffic congestion is a major problem in the city.
Kochi will generate 1.41 million road transport based
passenger trips in 2018, which is likely to increase to
2.87 million passenger trips in 2048. (traffic study by CDM
Smith in May 2013 0
Concerns on Road Safety: As per the report Road
Accidents in India: 2010 by Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways, India during 2010, Kerala ranked 3rd with 102
number of road accidents per lakh of population. Kochi is
one of the 23 cities accounted for a much higher share of
27% in total vehicles registered in the country in 2009. In
year 2010, Kochi was ranked 10th on road accident profile
of prominent cities with accident severity was noted to be
9.3.
WITH METRO
Reduced road stress
Better accessibility to facilities in the influence area
Increased business opportunities
Overall increased mobility
Mode Share Shift from Inefficient and High Energy
Intensive Modes to Metro & Reduction in Traffic
Congestion: The traffic on metro come majorly from
buses, two wheeler and car modes considering the
comfort and convenience factor, resulting in lesser traffic
congestion. With the introduction of metro, the mode
switch from the road based transport to metro is likely to
be in an extent of 30%2. As metro uses electricity it is likely
to lead to reduced fossil fuel consumption
Reduction in Emission: With Metro system, it is
expected that large number of commuters will shift from
road transport like public transport or private transport to
metro. This shift will lead to reduction in number of
kilometres travelled by road and thus will reduce the fuel
consumption, leading to reduction in air pollution.
PALARIVATTOM STATION

Chainage : Km 13.071
Inter Station
Distance : Km 1.048
Rail Level : 12.5 m above road level
Location : This station is located on
the busy Banergi Road of the city, Pallarivattom
before Palarivattom junction. 60,000person/sq.m
Entry/ Exit Stairs : Provided at both
sides of station.
Catchment Area : The locality is a
very busy commercial center where
people from various parts of the city
visit frequently throughout the day.

Population and Density Distribution

PALARIVATTOM STATION AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN
GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR
 ZONING The station can be divided into public and non-public
areas (those areas
where access is restricted). The public areas can be
further subdivided into
paid and unpaid areas.

The concourse contains automatic fare collection

system in a manner that
divides the concourse into distinct areas. The 'unpaid
area' is where
passengers gain access to the system, obtain travel
information and
purchase tickets. On passing through the ticket gates, the
passenger enters
the 'paid area, which includes access to the platforms.

Paid public area

Unpaid public area

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR
Private area
 FEATURES OF PALARIVATTOM STATION
Disabled friendly coaches: The metro rail service not Themed stations: While one of the stations, CUSAT,
only have special provisions to provide wheelchairs, but it has a water-theme, paintings of aquatic animals line the
will also have reserved seats for people with disabilities. walls of Pathadippalam station. Muttam is themed on birds
Seats for women with children, children and the elderly while Palarivattom station has floral interiors.
have specially coloured marked by the Metro
administration.
Free wifi: In a first for any metro in the country, the
Kochi Metros coaches and its stations will have free Wi-
Fi.
Chenda in coaches: There are reports that doors of its
coaches will either open or close to the music of Chenda,
Keralas traditional percussion instrument
 The platform level has adequate
assembly space for passengers
for both normal operating
conditions and a recognized
abnormal scenario.
Assembly space for passengers
maximum surveillance can be achieved by the ticket
hall supervisor over ticket machines, automatic fare
collection (AFC) gates, stairs and escalators. Ticket
machines and AFC gates are positioned to minimize cross
flows of passengers and provide adequate circulation
space.
 The platform level at elevated stations is determined
by a critical clearance of 5.50-m under the concourse above the road
intersection, allowing 3.00-m for the concourse height, about 1-m for
concourse floor and 2.00-m for structure of tracks above the concourse.
Further, the platforms are 1.09-m above the tracks. This would make the
platforms in an elevated situation at
least 12.50-m above ground.

Sufficient space for queuing and
passenger flow has been allowed at
the ticketing gates.
Station entrances are located with
particular reference to passenger
catchment points and physical site
constraints within the right-of-way
allocated to the Metro.
 STATION ACCOMMODATION AND SERVICES IN PRIVATE AREA

The DG set, bore well pump houses, ground tank and

pump houses located in one area on ground.
In order to allow unhindered traffic movement
below the stations, the station structure is supported on a
single column, which lies unobtrusively on the central
verge.

To reduce physical and visual impact of the

elevated station, the staircases are end loaded
from concourse discharging at the end of the
platforms.

SELECTED PILLARS WITH VERTICAL GARDENING

 PASSENGER AMENITIES
TICKECT COUNTER
AUTOMATIC TICKECT VENDING MACHINE
TICKECTING GATE
STAIRCASE
ECSALATOR,
SINAGES
DIGITAL SINAGES
RAMP
LIFT
CAR PARKING CAR PARKING
SINAGES MEDICAL ROOM
INFORMATION CENTRE
MEDICAL ROOM

DISPLAY BOARDS MULTI LANGUAGES

Ticketing Gates-Ticketing gates requirement has
STAIRCASE AND ESCALATOR
been calculated taking the
gate capacity as 20 persons per minute per gate.
 Ticket Counters and Ticket Issuing Machines (TIMs)-.
Capacity of manual ticket vending counters is taken to be 10
passengers per minute and it is assumed that only 40% of the
commuters would purchase tickets at the stations while performing the
journey. The rest are expected to buy season tickets or prepaid card,
etc. Accordingly, the requirement of ticket counters has been calculated
and the same provided for in the plans.
DIGITAL SINAGES

Passenger Information Kiosks and Commercial

Kiosks-Passenger
Information Kiosks and Commercial Kiosks are provided
in the unpaid and paid
areas of the concourse respectively.

LIFT
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