Tambaram railway station stands first in commuter patronage
CHENNAI, JULY 10, 2019 00:00 IST
The Tambaram railway station has secured its place as the true multi-modal transport hub in the city by topping the list in the number of suburban passengers transported and money earned, among the 85 railway stations. The suburban station, located on the GST Road, provides easy access to both long distance and inter-city bus services.
In the passenger usage data made available to The Hindu by the Southern Railway the Tambaram/Chengalpattu-Chennai Beach section remains the most used section among the four suburban sections with 15 railway stations, crossing the 1 crore threshold, for the financial year 2018-19. Ten out of the 15 stations belong to the Tambaram/Chengalpattu-Chennai Beach section.
The Tambaram railway station alone transported more than 2.75 crore passengers through which it earned the highest collection of Rs. 36.80 crore, while in 2017-18 the commuter usage was 2.68 crore with an earning of Rs. 27.75 crore. The daily footfall was estimated at 75,442 .
The Chennai Beach railway station despite being the the hub for suburban train services, including the Mass Rapid Transit System, Gummidipoondi and Avadi lines, came second with 1.92 crore passengers and a collection of Rs. 14.62 crore.
CHENNAI, JULY 10, 2019 00:00 IST
The Tambaram railway station has secured its place as the true multi-modal transport hub in the city by topping the list in the number of suburban passengers transported and money earned, among the 85 railway stations. The suburban station, located on the GST Road, provides easy access to both long distance and inter-city bus services.
In the passenger usage data made available to The Hindu by the Southern Railway the Tambaram/Chengalpattu-Chennai Beach section remains the most used section among the four suburban sections with 15 railway stations, crossing the 1 crore threshold, for the financial year 2018-19. Ten out of the 15 stations belong to the Tambaram/Chengalpattu-Chennai Beach section.
The Tambaram railway station alone transported more than 2.75 crore passengers through which it earned the highest collection of Rs. 36.80 crore, while in 2017-18 the commuter usage was 2.68 crore with an earning of Rs. 27.75 crore. The daily footfall was estimated at 75,442 .
The Chennai Beach railway station despite being the the hub for suburban train services, including the Mass Rapid Transit System, Gummidipoondi and Avadi lines, came second with 1.92 crore passengers and a collection of Rs. 14.62 crore.
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