Trivandrum, February 9, 2012: For enhancing the transporting networks in the cities, the Government resolves to introduce Pod Car in Trivandrum and Kottayam cities.
Pod car famously known as Sky car is part of the personal rapid transit system which is a very effective system to connect small towns with the larger part of the city.
The system runs on the elevated pillars and it works in battery and it has driver-less cabins . Each cabin could carry 6 people.
The project is expected to introduce first in Trivandrum city, from Eastfort toVellayambalam, 7km stretch.
The speed of the Pod Car will be 40km/hour. The primary stage is planning to create 210 pod car cabins which can operate 1200 people at a time.
Government is planning to create a Kochi Airport model company with private public partnership to develop the project.
The project will be handled by INKEL.
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