Proposal to build subway at Pattabiram station sent to Railway Board

The Southern Railway has projected to conception a constricted usage subway astatine the Pattabiram railway presumption and amended rider amenities astatine the Thiruninravur railway station.

The connection to conception a subway comes successful the aftermath of residents of northbound and southbound Bazaar streets, located connected some sides of the Pattabiram railway station, facing terrible hardships successful having to transverse the railway tracks to sojourn the markets. While pedestrians person to transverse the tracks dangerously, the motorists person to instrumentality a agelong detour via the flyover constructed connected the Poonamallee-Pattabiram bypass roadworthy to scope the Bazaar roads connected some sides.

Citing the assorted railway stations successful the metropolis undergoing redevelopment nether the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS), societal activistic R. Gopalakrishnan wanted the Pattabiram presumption besides to beryllium included successful the scheme.

A elder authoritative of Chennai part of Southern Railway said based connected reports astir difficulties faced by commuters to commute betwixt northbound and southbound sides of the railway presumption and the dangers progressive successful crossing the track, a connection has been sent to the Railway Board for operation of a subway nether the Umbrella Work scheme. Also To heighten faster entree installation done the ft implicit span for commuters, assistance enactment is nether process, which volition beryllium completed by December, helium said.

The Chennai part is besides taking steps to amended the rider amenities astatine the Tiruninravur railway presumption by providing seating arrangements connected each platforms arsenic per the prescribed Minimum Essential Amenities  norms. To amended the information of commuters astatine the railway station, CCTV cameras are being installed,with the enactment expected to beryllium completed by this month, the authoritative said.

S. Murugaian, president, Thiruninravur Rail Passengers Welfare Association, said that the long-pending petition for CCTV cameras has been fulfilled. “The entranceway to the railway presumption is occupied with parked vehicles which prevents entree for persons with disabilities to usage the ramp.The railway authorities indispensable modulate parking,” helium demanded.