Patronage rises on MRTS after service extension to St. Thomas Mount

After the hold of Mass Rapid Transit strategy (MRTS) services from Velachery to St. Thomas Mount, the patronage has doubled implicit the past fewer days.

While the MRTS extended conception has 2 railway stations — Puzhithivakkam and Adambakkam — trains are being stopped lone astatine Puzhithivakkam arsenic Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) Janak Kumar Garg recovered deficiencies successful the rider facilities astatine the Adambakkam presumption and directed officials not to supply stoppage for trains determination until each amenities were afloat created. Even astatine the Puzhithivakkam railway presumption passengers person been complaining astir the lack of escalators and lifts to scope the elevated platforms.