5 months ago
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Nearly 2 years on, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is yet to implicit the installation of further escalators successful immoderate stations of the signifier I network.
While escalators and elevators were fixed successful each stations crossed the 54-km signifier I web during the signifier of construction, escalators are not disposable successful either upward oregon downward directions astatine assorted points successful immoderate of the stations.
The stations that deficiency escalators successful upward oregon downward directions — either connecting thoroughfare level with concourse level oregon concourse level with platform, see Thirumangalam, Anna Nagar East, Government Estate, Thousand Lights, Egmore, Nehru Park and Teynampet.
Commuters that question done these stations person demanded that CMRL erect further escalators astatine these stations.
Subsequently, successful aboriginal 2023, CMRL took cognisance of the contented and commenced the enactment to procure and enactment successful spot much escalators. Of the 55 escalators to beryllium installed, lone 22 person been completed truthful far. S. Balaji, a predominant commuter said erstwhile helium arrives astatine Thousand Lights Metro Rail presumption astir 8.30 a.m., helium has to hold for a agelong clip to usage the elevator due to the fact that it is precise crowded. “From the concourse to the thoroughfare level, I person to either ascent the stairs oregon hold for a lift.”
“There person been occasions erstwhile I person waited astir 10 minutes to committee the elevator. Due to wellness issues, I cannot ever instrumentality the staircase. It is precocious clip much escalators are installed successful stations similar Thousand Lights which are utilized by hundreds of moving professionals each day,” helium demanded.
CMRL officials said they volition implicit the enactment by the extremity of February 2026.
“We tin bring successful materials and instal them lone betwixt midnight and 4 a.m. erstwhile determination is nary rider movement. With constricted clip availability, we are trying our champion to decorativeness the work. Before the extremity of this month, a mates of much escalators would person been installed,” the authoritative assured.
