[3] It is integrated with the Kochi Metro and serves as a feeder service to the suburbs along the rivers where transport accessibility is limited.

[4] Construction started in 2016, and the first route between Vyttila and InfoPark was inaugurated in February 2021 by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

[8] Two variants of modernised air-conditioned and Wi-Fi enabled catamaran passenger boats were proposed for the project.

Apart from ferry service, the project also contemplates development of the new and existing access roads to jetties and islands.

The entire water metro system is expected to become fully operational by 2035 with a daily ridership of 1.5 lakh passengers.

It is interconnected by hundreds of waterways, which offers a way to make the public transport system much more accessible and environment friendly.

Water Metro is expected to solve the travel issues of the islanders of Willington, Kumbalam Vypeen, Edakochi, Nettoor, Vyttila, Eroor, Kakkanad, and Mulavukad.

[14] In the first phase, the water metro started sailing on two routes, High Court to Vypin and Vyttila to Kakkanad with eight electric-hybrid boats.

The boats uses lithium titanate oxide battery that can be charged very quickly and meets high safety standards.

[22] There are arrangements to automatically monitor the movement of the boat from the operating control center at Vyttila hub.

"The purpose of our visit is to learn about the impressive achievement of Kerala in terms of the water metro, a pioneering initiative in sustainable urban water transport and show others across the world that it is possible to have commercial viability, environmental sustainability and societal impact through such services.

We hope that the water metro service will be extended to other parts of the state as well”; said IMO department of partnership and projects chief Jose Mathieckal.

[24] Kochi Water Metro secured won awards for excellence in ferry services with the help of advanced technology connecting inland waterways and building excellent terminals providing the best facilities at the Global Maritime India Summit held in Mumbai from 17 to 19 October 2023.