Route
Kochi, Kerala
Charging: 10-15 minute charge at terminals while passengers board.
Battery: not published from Echandia (lithium titanate). Builder: Cochin Shipyard.
Vessel record
Vessel record
| Operator | Kochi Metro Rail, KMRL |
| Builder | Cochin Shipyard |
| Class | ferry |
| Country | India |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Battery supplier | Echandia (lithium titanate) |
| Capacity | 100 passengers per boat; 23 boats ordered |
| Charging | 10-15 minute charge at terminals while passengers board |
| Autonomy | crewed |
| Route or region | Kochi, Kerala |
| Status | in service |
| In service | 2023 |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: cochinshipyard.in
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Electric Ferries. Vessels are compared on battery capacity, charging, route length and service status - the factors that decide whether a vessel class can run on batteries alone or still needs hydrogen, hybrid or green-fuel power.
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Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Kochi Water Metro fleet (Kochi Metro Rail, KMRL)
- Sources
- ElectronsX marine dataset; operator, shipyard and classification society records
- Updated
- 2026-10