Commuters using MRTS demand trains every ten minutes during peak hours
Commuters using the Mass Rapid Transit system (MRTS) are requesting an increase in train frequency during peak hours from 20 minutes to 10 minutes. Passengers have expressed difficulties in commuting due to long wait times and the stress of changing platforms. Railway officials have cited operational constraints related to ongoing redevelopment projects as a reason for the current train schedule.
- ▪Commuters have urged Southern Railway to increase MRTS train frequency during peak hours.
- ▪Passengers from various suburbs reported difficulties due to the 20-minute wait between trains.
- ▪Railway officials indicated that operational limitations from redevelopment works are affecting MRTS services.
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Suburban rail commuters travelling between the city’s northern and southern corridors have urged Southern Railway to increase the frequency of Mass Rapid Transit system (MRTS) trains during peak hours, from the present 20 minutes to 10 minutes.Passengers travelling from Arakkonam, Tiruvallur, Avadi and other western suburbs to destinations along the MRTS corridor said the reduced frequency has made daily commuting difficult, especially for office-goers who depend on connecting suburban and MRTS services.Long wait and platform rushP.K. Narayanan, a commuter from Korattur travelling to Mount Road, said MRTS services earlier operated at 10-minute intervals during peak hours.
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