Reservation counter comes up at Thirunindravur station
MARCH 15, 2019 15:29 IST
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This is one of four counters opened by Southern Railway and it signifies a victory for residents
After a decade of struggle, residents manage to get a separate reservation counter at Thirunindravur railway station. A week ago, Southern Railway opened four ticket counters on the premises of the station. Of the four, three counters are meant for suburban ticket booking and the other one for reservation.
On an average, more than 10,000 commuters, mainly college students, traders and farmers, board trains from the station, which was electrified in 1979. With a few MTC services in the locality, farmers rely on local trains to transport their produce including vegetables, greens and fruits to markets in Avadi, Villivakkam and Koyambedu wholesale market. Of the three platforms, platform 2 and 3 are meant for suburban trains and the first platform is for long-distance trains and goods trains.
“Opening up of a reservation counter in Thirunindravur station was our long-pending demand. The new reservation counter will, for sure, make our job easy. Earlier, we had to travel all the way to Tiruvallur (20km away) or Avadi (10km away) to book tickets for long-distance trains,” says T. Sadagoppan, a resident of Pattabiram, near Thirunindravur.
According to railway officials, commuters can book tickets at the reservation counter between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. However, tatkal booking facility is available only at 10 a.m for air-conditioned coaches and at 11 a.m. for non-air-conditioned coaches.
MARCH 15, 2019 15:29 IST
MORE-IN
This is one of four counters opened by Southern Railway and it signifies a victory for residents
After a decade of struggle, residents manage to get a separate reservation counter at Thirunindravur railway station. A week ago, Southern Railway opened four ticket counters on the premises of the station. Of the four, three counters are meant for suburban ticket booking and the other one for reservation.
On an average, more than 10,000 commuters, mainly college students, traders and farmers, board trains from the station, which was electrified in 1979. With a few MTC services in the locality, farmers rely on local trains to transport their produce including vegetables, greens and fruits to markets in Avadi, Villivakkam and Koyambedu wholesale market. Of the three platforms, platform 2 and 3 are meant for suburban trains and the first platform is for long-distance trains and goods trains.
“Opening up of a reservation counter in Thirunindravur station was our long-pending demand. The new reservation counter will, for sure, make our job easy. Earlier, we had to travel all the way to Tiruvallur (20km away) or Avadi (10km away) to book tickets for long-distance trains,” says T. Sadagoppan, a resident of Pattabiram, near Thirunindravur.
According to railway officials, commuters can book tickets at the reservation counter between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. However, tatkal booking facility is available only at 10 a.m for air-conditioned coaches and at 11 a.m. for non-air-conditioned coaches.
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