On one hand govt. projects in our country are notoriously delayed, the Metro man is habitual of beating time again and again! After Konkan Railway, Delhi mMetro, Koch Metro should be the brightest feather in his cap.
Kochi metro has unique features/achievements
(1) Fastest first section to be commissioned, only in a span of 2 years!
(2) Longest first section commissioned for a metro. Fastest commissioning...
more... + longest section is a great combo!
(3) Latest signalling system(Communication Based Train Control System) used for first time in country
(4) first metro with 3rd rail 750 v DC traction (All the other metros opened by the DMRC so far have 25 kV overhead traction) It is doubtful whether this is better?
(5) KSRTC already planned 40 buses(ac+non ac) in first phase itself to provide last mile connectivity to Kocho Metro paxs. More buses to join in future.
(6) Koch Metro paxs shall get facilities of water ferries for last mile connectivity to 10 islands
(7) Kochi is the smallest city to have Metro (Others are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Jaipur). Cities much bigger than Kochi like Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Surat etc. are not fortunate enough to have metro.