CHENNAI: The seamless travel that was envisaged between metro rail services and the suburban train network is missing where it is. needed the most. At the two ends of the 31-km Wimco Nagar-Chennai Airport metro rail line, passengers are forced to walk long distances to access the respective suburban railway stations including at Tirusulam.
At Wimco Nagar in the north, metro commuters have to walk through an adjacent lane that is dingy, congested and narrow to reach the suburban station. The facility, which comes under the Chennai Division of Southern Railway, does not even have a foot overbridge (FOB). With the booking office for train tickets located in one corner, passengers proceeding towards Moore Market Complex must trespass the railway tracks twice to enter the platform.
