Metro Rail, long-distance trains; bus services resume in Tamil Nadu
4 years, 3 months ago

Metro Rail, long-distance trains; bus services resume in Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

After a five-month plus hiatus, the Chennai Metro Rail services and long-distance buses linking various districts in Tamil Nadu recommenced operations on Monday. Notably, passenger trains and long distance buses to Chennai city from other parts of Tamil Nadu and services from the state capital began on Monday after they were ceased in March owing to COVID-19. Long distance buses run by government transport corporations connecting various destinations within Tamil Nadu began operations across the state. Also, trains within Tamil Nadu including the daily Chennai-Coimbatore Intercity, Chennai Egmore TiruchchirappalliChennai Egmore and Coimbatore-Mayiladuthurai-Coimbatore Janshatabdi Special resumed services.

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Train users reiterate demand for a new railway division headquartered at Coimbatore in a petition to Union Minister
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Train users reiterate demand for a new railway division headquartered at Coimbatore in a petition to Union Minister

The Hindu  

Representing the views of rail user associations in the region, Vanathi Srinivasan, MLA, recently called on Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and submitted a petition seeking creation of a new Railway Division with Coimbatore as headquarters. The new division must encompass new railway lines connecting Mettupalayam to Sathyamangalam and Erode to Palani, the MLA said in the petition submitted to …

25 trains across Tamil Nadu cancelled, 20 diverted due to Andhra Pradesh floods
3 months, 2 weeks ago

25 trains across Tamil Nadu cancelled, 20 diverted due to Andhra Pradesh floods

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Chennai Central, Tambaram, Perambur, and other stations across Tamil Nadu due to the cancellation of trains over the past two days. Railway authorities said that a total of 25 trains which were scheduled to arrive at Chennai Central and other stations in Tamil Nadu from Shalimar, Puri, and other areas were cancelled …

TNSTC, Coimbatore, to replace 100 red buses with new ultra low-floor buses over the next two months
3 months, 3 weeks ago

TNSTC, Coimbatore, to replace 100 red buses with new ultra low-floor buses over the next two months

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Coimbatore, will replace over 55% of the low-floor red buses plying on city routes with ultra low-floor buses. Out of the 180 low-floor red buses that TNSTC, Coimbatore, operates on city routes, 100 will be replaced with the ultra low-floor buses, S. Sridharan, general manager, TNSTC, Coimbatore, said. During December 2023, the State government …

From monorail to metro rail in Chennai
4 months ago

From monorail to metro rail in Chennai

The Hindu  

You have to admit it – we have no dearth of variety when it comes to transport services. The builder Baron T. Namberumal Chetty invested in the Madras Monorail Company and got an experimental line running between Avadi and Poonamallee, which is probably the seed behind the relentless WhatsApp University claim that he owned a private railway line. Still, with …

Centre clears Chennai Metro Rail’s proposal to buy additional trains for phase I project
4 months, 1 week ago

Centre clears Chennai Metro Rail’s proposal to buy additional trains for phase I project

The Hindu  

Decks cleared for procuring the six coach trains for Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase I project as the Department of Economic Affairs gave its approval on Saturday, August 10, 2024. In July, the Chennai Metro Rail system recorded an average of three lakh passengers a day and coaches run packed during the office hours. To augment capacity, Chennai Metro Rail sent …

100 new govt buses flagged off; Chennai gets 58 low-floor coaches
4 months, 2 weeks ago

100 new govt buses flagged off; Chennai gets 58 low-floor coaches

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chennai has received its first batch of 58 non-AC low-floor buses which are disabled-friendly and have kneeling facility for wheelchair ramp. The new batch of 58 buses is part of the 100 buses flagged off by Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday, which includes 30 new regular buses and 12 refurbished buses. While conventional MTC buses are 11m long, …

Chennai Metro Rail work slowed down during election period
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail work slowed down during election period

The Hindu  

The construction work for phase II project of Chennai Metro Rail had slowed down in the past couple of months as many workers had left home for the Lok Sabha election. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, though the work is slowly picking up now, they continue to face labour shortage. Chennai Metro Rail began building the 116-km …

Rail users in Pattukottai welcome announcement of bi-weekly train
6 months ago

Rail users in Pattukottai welcome announcement of bi-weekly train

The Hindu  

Rail users in the Pattukottai region welcomed the Southern Railway’s announcement of a bi-weekly train connecting Pattukottai and Chennai. Enquiries revealed that at present the Tambaram-Sengottah-Tambaram tri-weekly service, Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli-Chennai Egmore, and Secunderabad-Ramanathapuram-Secunderabad weekly trains were providing the much-needed rail link to Chennai for commuters hailing from Pattukottai and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, the commuters and members of the local rail …

Chennai Metro Rail work near Thirumangalam signal causes severe bottlenecks
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Metro Rail work near Thirumangalam signal causes severe bottlenecks

The Hindu  

The increasing traffic congestion at the Thirumangalam signal has left many commuters irked as they try to navigate the stretch. Since the beginning of the Metro Rail work, the traffic has worsened and commuters spend 10 more minutes on the stretch,” says Askar Basha, an autorickshaw driver, who has been driving on the stretch for 17 years. Many roads closed …

Uncertainty continues over launch of Coimbatore metro rail project
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Uncertainty continues over launch of Coimbatore metro rail project

The Hindu  

There is no clarity on whether or not the Coimbatore Metro Rail Project will take off during 2024. Having submitted the Detailed Project Report for the first of three phases on July 14, 2023, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited has not yet received a nod from the State Government, it has come to light through an Right to Information query. …

Metro rail throws a lifeline for people in flood-hit Chennai
1 year ago

Metro rail throws a lifeline for people in flood-hit Chennai

The Hindu  

Eight years ago, a mere six-month-old Chennai Metro Rail system that connected only a 10-km stretch from Koyambedu to Alandur came to the rescue of the people of Chennai during heavy rain. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, the majority of passengers who took trains on Monday were either heading back or to one of the transport hubs …

Diwali Travel Rush: Advance Bookings For Govt Buses From Chennai Break All Records
1 year, 1 month ago

Diwali Travel Rush: Advance Bookings For Govt Buses From Chennai Break All Records

ABP News  

Amidst the festive fervor of Diwali, Tamil Nadu Transport Minister SS Sivasankar took stock of the preparations for the anticipated surge in travel from Chennai for the long festival weekend at Chennai Koyambedu bus terminal on Friday. The Minister said that the state had witnessed a notable increase in advance bookings for government buses compared to the previous year. Taking …

Hundreds of passengers suffer due to disruption in Chennai Metro Rail services
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds of passengers suffer due to disruption in Chennai Metro Rail services

The Hindu  

Hundreds of passengers suffered, struggled and were delayed to their destinations as Chennai Metro Rail train services were disrupted during the rush hours owing to a technical glitch. At around 8 a.m., due to a technical glitch with the overhead electric line near Guindy Metro Rail station, there were some changes in the train services between Wimco Nagar depot and …

Passenger welfare association takes on board business community for betterment of train services
1 year, 4 months ago

Passenger welfare association takes on board business community for betterment of train services

The Hindu  

The Pollachi Train Passengers Welfare Association has reached out to the business community in the town to convey with more effect the demands of travelling public to the Railways for betterment of services in the interests of pilgrim and sight-seeing tourists. The association has taken on board the support of the Pollachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and has drawn …

Glitch in Chennai Metro Rail services, direct trains between Central station and airport cancelled on Friday
1 year, 9 months ago

Glitch in Chennai Metro Rail services, direct trains between Central station and airport cancelled on Friday

The Hindu  

On Friday, during the peak morning hour, as many commuters were rushing to work, Chennai Metro Rail services suffered a disruption yet again, causing passengers severe inconveniences. According to officials of Chennai Metro Rail Limited, the direct trains between Chennai Central and Chennai airport have been suspended. While by noon, the train services began operating as per schedule, the direct …

Metro Rail commuters demand increase in frequency of trains during peak hours
2 years, 1 month ago

Metro Rail commuters demand increase in frequency of trains during peak hours

The Hindu  

Seven years ago, Chennai Metro Rail trains were rather empty and an average of just 10,000 passengers a day travelled in them. G. Balasubramanian, who frequently travels by Metro train from airport to the Government Estate said, wants a train every three minues during peak hours. During the days before a long weekend or a public holiday too, Chennai Metro …

Tamil Nadu government running special buses for Deepavali
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu government running special buses for Deepavali

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Arrangements have been made to run 16,888 bus services to enable people travel to their native places for Deepavali in three days starting from Friday, October 21, and also operate 13,152 buses for them to return to their workplaces after the festival from October 24 to 26. So from Madhavaram new bus stand, buses going through Red Hills to …

Minibuses to be run from five more Chennai Metro Rail stations
2 years, 4 months ago

Minibuses to be run from five more Chennai Metro Rail stations

The Hindu  

Ten minibuses which will operate from five Chennai Metro Rail stations to help passengers with last mile connectivity and 50 pink buses in which women can travel for free were flagged off on Friday by Thiruvallikeni-Chepauk MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin. In the coming months, ordinary buses plying in the other districts too will be painted pink so that it would be …

Chennai Metro plans direct trains between Central and Koyambedu via Anna Salai
2 years, 5 months ago

Chennai Metro plans direct trains between Central and Koyambedu via Anna Salai

The Hindu  

Soon, commuters from Inner Ring Road or 100 Feet Road who want to travel to Anna Salai may get direct Metro trains, which will save transit time and effort. According to Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. officials, the possibility of running direct trains from stations located along Inner Ring Road to stations located in Anna Salai is being explored. If this …

Chennai Metro: unfinished jobs even after 7 years
2 years, 5 months ago

Chennai Metro: unfinished jobs even after 7 years

The Hindu  

After seven years of operation, Chennai Metro Rail still has several jobs to complete to make travel as smooth as possible for commuters. Like transport systems abroad, the State government and Chennai Metro Rail should bring in a single card system which can be used everywhere, from malls to buses or Chennai Metro Rail. Aswathy Dilip, South Asia director of …

Seven years on, Chennai Metro Rail covers more of the city
2 years, 5 months ago

Seven years on, Chennai Metro Rail covers more of the city

The Hindu  

On 29 June 2015, the first Chennai Metro Rail train chugged off from Koyambedu to Alandur, for a mere 10 km stretch. While the phase I and phase I extension network of this mass rapid transit system is rather too limited, covering only 54 km of the city, it did benefit people who had to take a train, bus or …

Bharat Bandh: Heavy Rush at Chennai Metro Stations as Bus Services Hit
2 years, 8 months ago

Bharat Bandh: Heavy Rush at Chennai Metro Stations as Bus Services Hit

News 18  

A heavy rush was witnessed in metro railway stations in Chennai as the state-run Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses stayed off the road due to the pan India strike called by joint trade unions. When contacted, Southern Railway officials said that there is an unprecedented increase in the passenger flow in all the metro stations in Chennai. Notably, around 1000 MTC …

Over Rs 500 Cr 'Loss Amount' Paid to Chennai Metro Annually by Tamil Nadu Govt, RTI Reveals
2 years, 9 months ago

Over Rs 500 Cr 'Loss Amount' Paid to Chennai Metro Annually by Tamil Nadu Govt, RTI Reveals

News 18  

The Tamil Nadu government has been paying Rs 525 crore to the metro administration as part of the loss incurred for providing the metro services in Chennai for the past six years, according to a reply under the Right to Information Act. The Metro administration has pointed out that the total loss is being provided by the Tamil Nadu government. …

'Restore Mangaluru-Vijayapura train'
3 years, 4 months ago

'Restore Mangaluru-Vijayapura train'

The Hindu  

Dakshina Kannada MP and State BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Monday urged the Railway Ministry to restore the Vijayapura-Mangaluru-Vijayapura daily special express that was cancelled in view of COVID-19, with revised timings. In a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Mr. Kateel said that the earlier timings of the service were inconvenient to the travelling public as the train …

Chennai metro fares reduced by ₹ 20 ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. Check details
3 years, 10 months ago

Chennai metro fares reduced by ₹ 20 ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. Check details

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday announced a reduction in the maximum fare for travel in the Chennai Metro rail by Rs 20, thus bringing down the fare for full-length travel to Rs 50 from the present Rs 70. Though the commuters will have to pay Rs 10 for a distance of upto 2 kilometres, according to the …

Modi in TN, Kerala updates | PM launches five developmental projects in Kerala, several crores worth projects in Tamil Nadu
3 years, 10 months ago

Modi in TN, Kerala updates | PM launches five developmental projects in Kerala, several crores worth projects in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Sunday and inaugurated a slew of projects including the extension of Chennai Metro Rail Phase 1 and a Discovery Campus for IIT Madras. 12.30 pm | Chennai Discovery Campus of IIT Madras inaugurated After a slew of railway project inaugurations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the foundation stone for the …

No increase in special buses for Deepavali
4 years, 1 month ago

No increase in special buses for Deepavali

The Hindu  

With a day to go for Deepavali, Coimbatore Division of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation has not increased the number of special buses due to reduction in number of passengers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. An official from TNSTC Coimbatore Division said only 436 special buses were being operated from four districts for Deepavali from Thursday. TNSTC Coimbatore Division had set …

Indian Railways to run 13 intra-state special trains in Tamil Nadu from Sept 7
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian Railways to run 13 intra-state special trains in Tamil Nadu from Sept 7

India TV News  

The Indian Railways will operate 13 intra-state special trains in Tamil Nadu from September 7 with passengers requested to be at the station 90 minutes before the train departure time, as the country enters Unlock 4 after the government eased down lockdown restrictions amid the pandemic. 02605/02606 Chennai Egmore-Karaikkudi-Chennai Egmore Superfast Special Train No. 02637/02638 Chennai Egmore-Madurai Chennai Egmore Superfast …

Railways to run 40 pairs of new special trains from Sep 12: Check booking dates, details
4 years, 3 months ago

Railways to run 40 pairs of new special trains from Sep 12: Check booking dates, details

India TV News  

Railways will start 40 new pairs services from September 12 for which reservations will begin from Sept 10. These new trains will run in addition to 230 trains that are already in operation, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said on Saturday. This will run in addition to the 230 trains already in operation," Railway Board Chairman said. The Railway …

Bus services resume within districts across Tamil Nadu
4 years, 3 months ago

Bus services resume within districts across Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Intra-district bus services resumed across Tamil Nadu after a long gap on Tuesday, with the State government relaxing the COVID-19 lockdown. As inter-district bus services have not resumed, passengers had to get down at their respective district borders and board moffusil or town buses to reach their destinations. Villupuram Intra-district bus services resumed from depots in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kallakurichi …

Tamil Nadu scraps e-passes, allows buses to resume; opens up malls, places of worship
4 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu scraps e-passes, allows buses to resume; opens up malls, places of worship

Firstpost  

While the suspension of suburban train services will continue, the Chennai Metro will resume from 7 September, said Chief Minister E Palaniswami Effective 1 September, people can travel across Tamil Nadu without e-pass and public and private bus transport within districts shall resume, the state government said on Sunday, announcing largescale relaxations in the COVID-19 curbs. Intra-district bus services and …

Tamil Nadu govt urged to resume metro rail services
4 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt urged to resume metro rail services

Deccan Chronicle  

While the Ministry of Home Affairs indicated on Monday to allow the state governments to resume metro services from September 1, the experts and passenger forums have demanded resumption of Chennai Metrorail services with strict Standard Operating Procedures. But the State government has not made up its mind in recommencing Metrorail service so far despite the CMRL making arrangements, including …

TN Govt Renames Three Metro Rail Stations in Chennai After Annadurai, MGR & Jayalalithaa
4 years, 4 months ago

TN Govt Renames Three Metro Rail Stations in Chennai After Annadurai, MGR & Jayalalithaa

News 18  

The Tamil Nadu government onFriday announced renaming of three Metro Rail stations in Chennai after late Chief Ministers CN Annadurai, MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa. Welcoming the move, the BJP state unit, however,demanded that certain other metro rail stations be named after the late stalwarts, BR Ambedkar and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On the second phase of Chennai Metro Rail, the …

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