Massive traffic congestion at Tambaram - GST Road amid electric trains cancellation
The heavy traffic resulted from passengers using personal vehicles and city buses, as special trains provided were insufficient.
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CHENNAI: Following the cancellation of EMU services due to the Tambaram Railway yard work the Tambaram bus stop was flooded with people during the peak hours on Saturday.
The Southern Railways announced the cancellation of EMU between Tambaram-Beach and Chengalpattu on Saturday and Sunday following the Tambaram Railway yard maintenance work.
A total of 55 EMU trains were cancelled on Saturday and though there were special trains operated for the public the trains were not sufficient and all the special trains were housefull.
The Tambaram bus stop got flooded in the morning and at the same time, the GST Road also choked in the traffic. The commuters said that in the morning the traffic police were not in sufficient numbers on the GST road to control the traffic, especially near the Tambaram bus stop.
While the transport department announced extra buses would be operated on the weekends to manage the crowd the commuters said that the buses were operated only like the regular days and the situation was completely out of control. On looking at the crowd at the Tambaram bus stop I had to change my travel plan and postpone it to another day since it was nearly impossible to find a seat on the MTC bus in the morning. Said Ramanathan, a resident of Perungalathur.
The commuters said that they are afraid of how the situation would be from August 3rd since Southern Railways has announced the cancellation of EMU services till August 14.
They said that the transport department should increase the number of buses and the police should also be deployed at all the junctions to manage the traffic on the National Highway.