kochi kochi metro rail limited kmrl has decided to temporarily reduce the service of kochi metro as an attempt to discourage nonessential travel during covid 19 crisis from march 23 28 trains will run every twenty minutes during morning and evening meanwhile the headway will be one hour during day time the last train will leave thykoodam and aluva metro stations respectively at 10 pm from 6 am to 10 am trains will operate every 20 minutes between 10 am to 4 pm trains will operate every one hour and from 4 pm to 10 pm it will operate every 20 minuteswe urge commutters to use kochi metro only if it is essential the decision to cut down the trains is taken in line with the efforts of state and central governments to fight coronavirus said kmrl managing director alkesh kumar sharma he urged kochiites to maintain safe distance while travelling and to avoid standing in the trains during their travel at present the headway is eight minutes during nonpeak hours and six minutes during peak hours