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On March 22, 2016, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways reported that Chennai had the most crowded buses in the country with 1300 passengers per bus in each direction per day. [2] During peak hours, on some routes, a bus with a capacity to accommodate 80 persons carries twice the number of people due to the extensiveness of the system.
Manapakkam signal on Mount-Poonamallee Road St. Thomas Mount-Poonamallee Road , popularly known as the Mount-Poonamallee Road (SH-55) , is an arterial road in the city of Chennai , India . It runs for 11 kilometres from Kathipara Junction to the NH 4 highway connecting St. Thomas Mount with the suburb of Poonamallee .
Transport in Chennai includes various modes of air, sea, road and rail transportation in the city and its suburbs. [1] Chennai 's economic development has been closely tied to its port and transport infrastructure, [ 1 ] and it is considered one of the best infrastructure systems in India.
It is bounded by Porur on the North Meenambakkam and Manapakkam on the South and South East, Madhanandhapuram and Gerugambakkam on the South West and Ramapuram on the North East directions. The nearest railway station is at Guindy which is about 6 kilometres away. Porur junction is around 2 km away and Kathipara Junction is around 5 km away.
The Chennai Bypass Road is a full-access controlled expressway that interconnects four radial Indian National Highways around Chennai, India covering a distance of 32 km (20 mi) from Perungalathur (near Tambaram) on NH-32 to puzhal on NH-16 via Maduravoyal at a cost of ₹ 4.05 billion.
Line Opened Layout Notes Refs English; 1 AG – DMS Blue Line 25 May 2018 Underground – [5] [6] 2 Anna Nagar East Green Line 14 May 2017 Underground – [7] [8] 3 Anna Nagar Tower Green Line 14 May 2017 Underground – [9] [10] 4 Arignar Anna Alandur* Blue Line Green Line 21 September 2016 29 June 2015 Elevated – [11] [12] 5 Arumbakkam ...
As of 2020, 32,598 buses are operated with the state transport units operating 20,946 buses along with 7,596 private buses and 4,056 mini buses. [9] Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) run by Government of Tamil Nadu is the primary public transport bus operator in the state.
In July 2017, the state government announced an extension in Phase II, involving an extension of line four from Lighthouse up to Poonamallee with an intersection with the Madhavaram–Sholinganallur line at Alwarthirunagar. The line will extend to 26.1 km (16.2 mi) with 16 km (9.9 mi) elevated and 10.1 km (6.3 mi) underground. It will consist ...