“Every day I have to carry all these packets and climb all
these steps which seem like a big steep. As the gaps between steps are more
than usual it’s really hard. No Escalator for years and lift will work only
when it feels to.” Says Sumati, a daily passenger in chepauk Railway station
The non-working Escalator and its parts lying as debris in
different sides in chepauk railway station is a common scene for travellers in
couple of years .The rusted engine, unclean floor, dirty rails and moving
street dogs in every nook and corner give a horror atmosphere to the station.
”The lag in the approval of tender by the central government
is the reason for this. The other reason is lack of maintenance, school /
college students and common people are the majority who comes here, they play
on them and thus result in destroying. “says T Lakshmanamoorthy , Ticket
Checker at the station . He also added that station lacks manpower.
The only one RPF officer between Beach station to chepauk
explains the uncertainty in security for passengers. Even if there are no
reported crime cases from the station, the scenario in moonlight is not safe
even for a man. Lack of proper lighting and intrusion of locals to station are
serious threats. The major rush time of station is between 9.00 to 10. 30 am
and 4.30 to 7.00 pm Station seems to be almost empty after this time. During
this time the street dogs and gangs of students playing with ‘danger’ by
de-training without stopping creates tension. The lack of security guards is
the key reason for all these.
In the light of series
of attacks in railway stations it is high time to take serious steps to ensure
the safety and proper infrastructure of suburban stations like this.
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