Tambaram residents want railway station upgraded

Tambaram residents want railway station upgraded

Residents’ Associations Petition Govt

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:12.12.2021

In addition to civic work, residents of newly formed Tambaram Corporation have started pushing for development of Tambaram railway station and stoppage of Chennai-Madurai Tejas Express at the station.

The residents who have come together under a federation of more than100 residents’ associations have petitioned the state government and railways to introduce stop for the train and improve the station as it is used by several who travel to southern districts. Tejas express had a stop in its original schedule but was not allotted when the service started.

Southern Railway is developing the railway station into a terminal to ensure that more trains can have stoppage and more trains can be operated from the station like Egmore or MGR central railway station. The yard work has been completed and platform work is going on to develop the station. The station handles around 3.5 lakh passengers per day.

M Govindarajan, president, Federation of Residents Welfare Associations (FORWA) said that more trains need to be operated from the station as there was good patronage for services to the southern towns of the state. "As the area is going to be developed as a corporation like Chennai, we need more trains and passing by trains from Egmore needs stops. We have petitioned railways and the state government to ensure that Tambaram railway station can be developed as a hub in the south."

More than 25,000 people are living in the area and a lot of people travel from Tambaram to Trichy, Madurai, Thanjavur and further south.

People from the area have to travel to Egmore by suburban trains to board express trains that do not stop at Tambaram. As the government has decided to develop the area as a corporation, residents want express trains to have stops at the station.

Railways is considering to operate trains from the station to decongest Egmore railway station. A railway official said that the station was being developed into a third terminal for the city. More express trains would be operated and the number of suburban trains also will increase after the doubled line between Tambaram and Chengalpet is commissioned, he added.

A railway official said that Tambaram railway station is being developed and more amenities will be added.

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