In Tiruvallur, exp trains regularly missed

In Tiruvallur, exp trains regularly missed

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Chennai:19.09.2021

Several Tiruvallur residents struggle to board express trains from Arakkonam because connecting suburban trains have become unreliable. As trains like Chennai-Thiruvananthapuram Express, Chennai-Bengaluru Lalbagh Express, Kovai Express, Brindavan Express, Intercity express and many others don’t have stops at Tiruvallur, people take suburban trains to Arakkonam.

In the last two weeks, the railways had to provide an unscheduled one-minute stop for one of these expresses twice at Tiruvallur after travellers got stranded because suburban trains were either delayed or cancelled. Most express trains from Chennai don’t stop at Tiruvallur.

On September 10, a public holiday for Vinayaka Chaturthi, the local train scheduled to arrive at 3.25pm at Tiruvallur, used by passengers to connect to Thiruvananthapuram express and Lalbagh express at Arakkonam, was not available as railways adopted Sunday pattern of services. The announcement came only a day before.

K Baskar, a frequent commuter, said that after a request, the station master arranged a quick stop for Thiruvananthapuram Express at Tiruvallur. “This has happened before too. It has become more or less a regular feature for people to miss express trains because Tiruvallur-Arakkonam suburban trains are delayed.”

Residents of Tiruvallur under the banner of Manavalanagar Residents Welfare Association have been demanding stops for nine popular trains and included it in a petition given to the Tiruvallur MP on Friday.

MORE STOPS NEEDED: Tiruvallur residents have been demanding stops for nine popular trains