in two phases. The first from Medical College to Mananchira and the second from Mananchira to Meenchantha. Approximately of land was to be required for the project, of which 80% is government-owned land. Stations Kozhikode monorail was proposed to have a total of 15 stations. Planned future expansion The government had planned to extend the monorail to Civil Station and West Hill. It would have required for the stretch connecting Malaparamba and Civil Station. Rolling Stock Each train will be made up of 3 coaches on the formation - leading car / intermediate car / leading car. The length and width of the cars will be 18m and 2.8m respectively. The total length of train will be approximately 59.94 m. Each train has a capacity of approximately 800 passengers. The metro is designed to carry 30,000 passengers per hour. See also Kochi Metro Urban rail transit in India References THE HINDU Article. CALICUT METRO AGRE International. ECONOMIC TIMES Article. Delhi Metro. External links Kozhikode Kozhikode Authority Indian Institute of Management Transport in Kozhikode Siemens Mobility projects Underground rapid transit in India 2011 establishments in Kerala Standard gauge railways in India