KOCHI: The colour of the coaches of the Kochi Metro Rail will be aquamarine shade of blue. Finalising the colour here, the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) officials said that along the exterior, the metro will also have the same colour for the general seating complemented with a bright lime light- green for its priority seating and overhead hand grabs.
The walls and the ceiling are to have a light grey to balance this colour scheme and will have a textured grey along with a pattern of the main colours for the flooring. The main colours were selected considering Kochi’s water bodies and the richness of green that Kerala represents.
Regarding the selection of the colour, the Metro officials said that the colour aquamarine blue symbolizes calmness, sophistication and water. The colour also represents clarity of mind and it is considered as a friendly colour.
“Kochi is one of the most beautiful and striking port cities in the world, where land melts into water. We have kept this in mind when we decided colours for the metro,” said KMRL managing director Elias George.
Further, it also radiates the peace, calm and tranquillity of blue and the balance and growth of green with the uplifting energy of yellow. “This is a colour that recharges our spirits during times of mental stress and tiredness, alleviating feelings of loneliness. Aqua marine blue also encourages inner healing through its ability to enhance empathy and caring. It heightens our intuitive ability and opens the door to spiritual growth. It is the colour of the evolved soul,” added Metro rail authorities.
Earlier this year, the Kochi corporation too had selected ‘blue’ as the official colour of Kochi City under the colour characteristic scheme.
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■ The Metro officials said that the colour aquamarine blue symbolises calmness, sophistication and waters
■ The colour also represents clarity of mind and it is considered as a friendly colour
