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Hundreds of office-goers from Hasthinapuram and surrounding areas question regular to Tirusulam to instrumentality the Metro. While immoderate usage the bus, galore motorcyclists brave peak-hour traffic, covering astir 8 km to scope the Metro station. Women riders, successful particular, look risks from rash driving, overtaking, and uneven roads that often effect successful accidents.
With the increasing suburban population, amended entree to Metro stations has go essential. Many residents commuting toward northbound Chennai similar the Metro, and determination is simply a increasing request for dedicated MTC shuttle services betwixt Hasthinapuram and the Airport Metro station.
“I thrust 8 km from Tirumalai Nagar to parkland my conveyance astatine the designated Metro parking astatine Pallavaram. Though stock autos run from determination to Tirusulam Metro, they are dilatory and time-consuming,” says Chandini, a nonrecreational moving astatine Thousand Lights. Several regular commuters from Hasthinapuram voiced akin concerns.
Activists person urged MTC to run mini-bus shuttle services betwixt Hasthinapuram and Tirusulam Metro. They judge this would not lone easiness the commute for hundreds of passengers but besides trim congestion connected GST Road. However, astatine the Hasthinapuram autobus stand, this newsman recovered respective 52H buses moving lone up to Pozhichalur — services considered disproportionate to the demand.
‘MTC buses cannot relation similar stock autos’
Commuters besides constituent retired that the 52B (Hasthinapuram–Broadway) work has been curtailed, with astir trips present ending astatine Pozhichalur.
According to MTC crew, postulation bottlenecks marque it hard to implicit the accustomed 10 azygous trips (five circular trips), truthful authorities opted for “cut services” up to Pozhichalur oregon Anakapathur instead. “Commuters tin instrumentality different autobus to the Metro oregon elsewhere erstwhile dropped astatine Chromepet,” said 1 unit subordinate connected information of anonymity.
Activists disagree. “The MTC cannot relation similar a stock auto. How tin commuters alight midway and committee different autobus for specified a abbreviated distance?”, asked Ravi, a retired septuagenarian.
MTC officials admit that the request for a work to Tirusulam Metro is valid. Activist Meenakshi Sundaram besides supported the commuters’ plea. “First, they should reconstruct oregon astatine slightest clasp the afloat 52B work till Broadway. Next, MTC tin tally a dedicated shuttle to Tirusulam. If that’s not feasible, the existing minibus S2, which presently runs from Medavakkam to Chromepet, tin beryllium extended till Tirusulam Metro,” helium said.
According to Sundaram, specified a determination would payment hundreds of office-goers regular and could adjacent summation MTC’s revenue.
Residents and activists alike accent that businesslike last-mile connectivity is important for Chennai’s increasing suburbs. A nonstop shuttle from Hasthinapuram to Tirusulam Metro could marque commuting smoother, safer, and much sustainable for the city’s expanding workforce.
With the MTC readying to run air-conditioned e-buses successful much than 200 routes to metro stations for past mile connectivity, commuters anticipation authorities would springiness precedence to Hasthinapuram.
