Southern Railway proposes new accessway to hyperlink Radha Nagar subway to Chromepet railway station

The Southern Railway, together with CUMTA, has deliberate an alternate and protected pathway to the Chrompet Railway Station from Radha Nagar subway facet. Upon completion, the power will present protected and handy entry and exit passageways for passengers accessing the station from the Radha Nagar facet.�

Citing the information article “Lack of protected entry to platforms places Radha Nagar residents in danger” revealed on Saturday (August 15), the Chennai Division of Southern Railway, in a launch, acknowledged the security issues. Contemplating the technical features of the subway positioned 120 metres away from the railway station, the Southern Railway has deliberate to create a brand new accessway, it mentioned.

Whereas footpaths can be found on each side throughout the already constructed and commissioned Radha nagar subway, the railway officers have discovered that the subway is located roughly 120 metres away from the platform finish and has no direct connection to the railway platforms.

Offering the proposed pathway would require passengers to stroll for a substantial distance alongside the railway tracks between the suburban tracks and quick line tracks. Such an association would pose grave security threat to passengers and is operationally unviable, it identified.

These technical and security issues had been additionally duly delivered to the discover of the Madras Excessive Courtroom, which subsequently disposed of the matter, directing that the illustration be thought of in accordance with legislation, it added.