CHENNAI : Passengers of Chennai and its suburbs demand to bring back the circular train services between Chennai Beach and Arakkonam, which have been non-operational since COVID-19.

Southern Railway began operations in 2019 with two services covering 213 km. It operated through Beach, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Tiruvallur and back to Beach station in a circular way.

These services helped reduce travel time by around 20 minutes especially for passengers from Chengalpattu, Pattabiram and nearby stations. “Passengers who have to travel to the southern districts have to use the Kilambakkam bus terminus. Those from western suburbs of Chennai like Tiruvallur could easily reach there for around Rs 20-25. Even if SR increases ticket price, it would still be cheaper compare

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