Monday, April 28, 2008

More people use MRTS station in Mandaveli

By S. Mayuri
This MRTS station in Mandaveli located at Sringeri Mutt Road is fast becoming popular among commuters of Mandaveli, R A Puram and R K Nagar areas.
Employees of BPOs and IT companies located at Tidel Park and Velachery are among the people who take trains from this place.
Train services are between Chennai Beach and Velachery.
When the train facility was only up to Thiruvanmiyur, it was less popular but now with the facility extended upto Velachery the station is crowded at office-going hours.
The train services start from 04.15 a m and the last train is at 10.15 p m both ways. The frequency of trains is 20 minutes on all days.
One hundred and twenty three trains run through this station everyday. The rush hours are between 7 a m and 9 a m and 6 p m and 8 p m.
Even though the station is functional the building is incomplete.
The installation of escalators is underway.
Flooring, painting and other civil works are yet to commence.
There are many entrances for easy access for the neighbourhood residents.
Once the building is complete there is a proposal to let out the premises for shops for books, snacks and beverages.

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