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| Company type | State owned SPV |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 5 December 2012 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala , India |
Area served | Kerala |
Key people | Dr Vinay Goyal IAS (Managing director) |
| Services | Thiruvananthapuram Metro, Kozhikode Metro |
| Owner | Government of Kerala |
| Website | krtl |
Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Limited, abbreviated to KRTCL, is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed to implement light metro projects in Kerala. Kerala has light metro systems planned for the cities of Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram. The SPV is fully owned by the State Government and the Chief Minister is the Chairman of the company.[1] The head office of KRTCL is at Thiruvananthapuram, with branches at Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram.[2] Earlier it was Kerala Monorail Corporation Ltd. Since monorail was not financially viable, DMRC proposed light metro.
The chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, is the chairman of the board and Public Works Minister P. A. Mohammed Riyas is vice chairman. The other board members are Ministers KN Balagopal, Antony Raju, P Rajeev, K Rajan as well as officials of Public Works and Transport departments.[3]
- ^ "Kerala forms SPV for monorail projects". Business Line. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mono rail project: Kerala approves Articles of association". Business Line. PTI. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013.