Air passengers will get access to a walkator linking Chennai Metro Rail station with the airport from next year, according to Chennai airport director G Chandramouli.
Chandramouli said that funds of `60 crore had been sanctioned for setting up the walkator linking Metro with airport. “We will be floating tenders by end of January or mid-February after which it will take six months to finish the work,” he added.
However, there could be changes in the architecture as airport is still wary about the patronage for it.
“We wanted people to make optimum use of it and there could be some architectural changes. We don’t want to keep it idle,” said Chandramouli.
The major issue between airport and Chennai Metro is the patronage. “Usually, the airport is more vibrant only during night when passengers flock to board flights which are scheduled early in the morning. During that peak hour, Chennai Metro doesn’t function,” said airport sources. The other issue is lack of connectivity from the stations as multi-modal integration at many stations has yet to happen.
Interestingly, Chennai Metro has already started direct train services from Koyambedu to Chennai airport. “The hourly services are available for the last two weeks,” said Metro Rail source. Interestingly, most of the people are unaware of the service.
16/12/16 C Shivakumar/The New Indian Express
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Chandramouli said that funds of `60 crore had been sanctioned for setting up the walkator linking Metro with airport. “We will be floating tenders by end of January or mid-February after which it will take six months to finish the work,” he added.
However, there could be changes in the architecture as airport is still wary about the patronage for it.
“We wanted people to make optimum use of it and there could be some architectural changes. We don’t want to keep it idle,” said Chandramouli.
The major issue between airport and Chennai Metro is the patronage. “Usually, the airport is more vibrant only during night when passengers flock to board flights which are scheduled early in the morning. During that peak hour, Chennai Metro doesn’t function,” said airport sources. The other issue is lack of connectivity from the stations as multi-modal integration at many stations has yet to happen.
Interestingly, Chennai Metro has already started direct train services from Koyambedu to Chennai airport. “The hourly services are available for the last two weeks,” said Metro Rail source. Interestingly, most of the people are unaware of the service.
16/12/16 C Shivakumar/The New Indian Express
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