Trichy - Transportation & other Infrastructure

[kg4129]

Originally Posted by deepu051993

@KG
Its not a bus terminal, and i think the removed shelter yearlier due to 4 lane works would be put back at this cost.

No... Only Thiruverumbur Bus shelter removed for Fourway works.. Thuvakudi have very small bus shelter like small village bus stop, you can see the damaged shelter in southern side of BUS stop.

We need atleast like Thiruvermbur BUS shelter (which removed now) for the fleet size of Thuvakudi bound busses.

[madurakarenda]

Great thing these guys are doing to interact with the well wishers of Trichy.

Guys, do Thuvakudi or Tiruverumbur have a TNSTC depot? Have been there but don't know about this.

[krishnaswamy]

Originally Posted by madurakarenda

Great thing these guys are doing to interact with the well wishers of Trichy.

Guys, do Thuvakudi or Tiruverumbur have a TNSTC depot? Have been there but don't know about this.

Thuvakudi has big bus depot on the trichy-tanjore highway. most of the city buses..maintained there..

[kg4129]

One in western side of Police Station (Old depot) in Thuvakudi

Another one just opposite to IMTI (Irrigation Management Training Institute-Thuvakudi) & next to Toll booth - New Depot

[madurakarenda]

Thank you Kris and KG

[isham_9626]

Originally Posted by kg4129

One in western side of Police Station (Old depot) in Thuvakudi

Another one just opposite to IMTI (Irrigation Management Training Institute-Thuvakudi) & next to Toll booth - New Depot

The one opp to IMTI is TNSTC's Refurbishment and Retreading center.

[deepu051993]

Originally Posted by krishnaswamy

Thuvakudi has big bus depot on the trichy-tanjore highway. most of the city buses..maintained there..

Is it so huge. I have seen only thuvakudi and thiruverumbur bound busses from these depots.

Also recently saw a Trichy-Chennai bus too from it and another one dont remember.

Is there any TNSTC buses to chennai/other destination originating at BHEL or its surrounding.

[isham_9626]

Originally Posted by deepu051993

Is it so huge. I have seen only thuvakudi and thiruverumbur bound busses from these depots.

Also recently saw a Trichy-Chennai bus too from it and another one dont remember.

Is there any TNSTC buses to chennai/other destination originating at BHEL or its surrounding.

Thuvakudi is one of the main depots of TNSTC Trichy Region. This depart has bus services to Sengipatti, Keeranur and many other surrounding areas.

We do have bus services from BHEL to Chennai. Also guess there is a bus service to bangalore. All the services are UD's.

[deepu051993]

The UD's are operated by SETC, I asked for TNSTC. I remember one to Chennai, which is SD i think, Just anyother 3x2 is available.

[krishnaswamy]

Originally Posted by deepu051993

Is it so huge. I have seen only thuvakudi and thiruverumbur bound busses from these depots.

yes.. it is huge.. unfortunately it is not used that much...Thuvakudi has to be developed as a Bus hub considering its locality...

[madurakarenda]

It has been planned to construct Multi-functional Complexes (MFCs) at 198 Railway Stations. MFCs aim to provide to rail users facilities like shopping, food stalls/restaurants, book stalls, PCO booths, ATMs, medicine and variety stores, budget hotels, parking facilities etc.

Budget hotels planned at 24 stations are; 1. Alipurduar Junction, 2. Allahabad, 3. Darjeeling, 4. Digha, 5. Guntur, 6. Gwalior, 7. Haldia, 8. Haridwar, 9. Hubli, 10. Indore, 11. Jabalpur, 12. Jammu Tawi, 13. Jodhpur, 14. Kannur, 15. Kozikkode, 16. Kurukshetra, 17. Madurai Junction, 18. New Alipore, 19. Raipur, 20. Rameswaram, 21. Siliguri, 22. Tiruchchirapalli, 23. Udaipur and 24. Visakhapatnam) as a part of MFCs undertaken by M/s IRCON International Ltd. and M/s RITES Ltd.

Required land is generally available for the purpose. In addition, budget hotels may also come up as a part of MFCs through Private sector participation at other locations subject to their commercial viability.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K. H. Muniyappa in reply to a written question in Lok Sabha today.


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[kg4129]

Originally Posted by kg4129

I have made request in Face Book to Thiruverumbur MLA for Thuvakudi Bus terminal expansion and maintenance and he has replied and says will take of it..

Today morning ,Trichy MP replied in FB that he has alloted 25 Lakh for Thuvakudi Bus terminal...

http://www.facebook.com/groups/trich...2935439120350/

Thiruverumbur MLA explanation regarding Thuvakudi Bus Terminal- Updated Today in FB

Regarding Thuvakudi Bus stand...MP allotted 25 lakhs for upgradation and i allotted 10 lakhs for developing toilet facilities from my MLA fund for the year 2011-2012. But, the entire road extension stretch from Thuvakudi to Palapanai is done by MADUCON.Also, the bus stand and bus shelters have to be built/developed only by the concerned authority involved in road extension...as per NHAI guidelines. So my money from MLA fund and MP money was not utilized for the development. This is the truth behind Thuvakudi Bus Stand. But still i am i touch with Maducon regarding this issue. I think very soon the bus stand will be developed.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002598468378

[deepu051993]

The delay in completing development works, especially the construction of road median, along the West Boulevard Road in the city is giving a torrid time to road users in the city.

The corporation had taken up Rs.3-crore project to widen and strengthen the arterial road running from the Teppakulam Post Office to Marakkadai. A large number of trees along the road were also felled, ostensibly to expand the road space, last year.

Though it has been months since the road was re-laid, work on the construction of the road median is yet to commence. Motorists using the road have been facing a tough time as a trench-like space on the middle of the road, apparently for the construction of the median, lies uncovered. With a thick layer of sand accumulating on the space, motorists especially two wheeler riders tend to slip and accidents are becoming all too frequent, complain residents.

Though the corporation had recently announced that the road median would be constructed soon after the proposal was cleared by the District Road Safety Committee, there are still no signs of the work commencing soon. Corporation officials, when contacted, said that there has been some opposition from local traders for the construction of the road.

“Construction of the median along the road is a dire necessity. Traffic condition on the road is chaotic. Unless the corporation built the road median, there could be no justification for the felling of the trees along the road and the removal of encroachments, including a few temples,” says M.Sekaran, president, Federation of Consumer and Service Organisations.

Mr.Sekaran, who is also a member of the District Road Safety Committee, insists that the committee has already approved the proposal and the corporation had promised to begin the work soon. Local residents point out that the widening of the road, after the felling of trees and encroachments, has only benefitted the local traders and goods vehicles.

With a slew of hardware shops along the road, several goods vehicles could be seen parked along the road. If the median were to be constructed, it was imperative that the vehicles were not allowed to be parked along the road, they said.

-MRR/T.P.

[deepu051993]

Originally Posted by kg4129

Thiruverumbur MLA explanation regarding Thuvakudi Bus Terminal- Updated Today in FB
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002598468378

These two representatives are active a lot, with thuvakkudi bus terminal, the others in city could be

Srirangam, KK Nagar. With these the bus routes should be rationalized.

For eg, route no.50 is Srirangam-Chatram-Market-BHEL and Srirangam-Chatram-Market-Junction-LIC Colony, This has two routes, so no one knows in which route he is running, he could easily skip LIC trip and just run as Srirangam-Junction 1 route, It is a private player, known for all activities.

Almost all the routes in the city are running in the similar situation only, in the first phase if it is corrected, then everything would go correct, with good connectivity to allover the city.

[kg4129]

Both MP & Thiruverumbur MLA very much active in social networks... Today I have phoned to PA of Thiruverumbur MLA (also discussed lot in 2011 end too). He has ask me to come to meet MLA once he returned back from Chennai [he aware of our MP meet too ...]

So, we'll prepare transportation issues like Route rationalization, New route proposal and Bus terminal for various places like Thiruverumbur, Thuvakudi, Samayapuram, KK Nagar, Srirangam etc as discussed earlier...

We'll try to meet Thiruverumbur MLA in coming months, subsequently (if) possible try to meet Trichy Collector too...

[deepu051993]

Great, stepping stones for success, We can well think of it.

[deepu051993]

திருச்சி: திருச்சி பொன்மலையில் துணை சாலை (சப்-வே) அமைக்க நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை பொறியாளர்கள், ரயில்வே துறையினர் ஆய்வு மேற்கொண்டனர்.
திருச்சி-மதுரை நான்கு வழிச்சாலையில் பொன்மலை பிரிவு ரோடு பகுதியில் சப்-வே அமைக்க வேண்டும் என ரயில்வே பணிமனை ஊழியர்கள், பொன்மலை, கீழ மற்றும் மேலக் கல்கண்டார்கோட்டை, ஆலத்தூர், பொன்னேரி புரம், திருநகர், கிழக்குறிச்சி உள்ளிட்ட அப்பகுதியைச் சேர்ந்த பொதுமக்கள் மற்றும் பல்வேறு பொதுநல அமைப்புகள், தொண்டு நிறுவனங்கள், அரசியல் கட்சிகள் சார்பில் கோரிக்கை விடுக்கப்பட்டன.
நான்கு வழிச்சாலையில் போக்குவரத்துகள் தொடங்கிய நிலையில் சப்-வே திட்டம் சாத்தியமில்லை என நெடுஞ்சாலை ஆணையம் அறிவித்தது. பின்னர் சப்-வே அமைப்பதற்கான இடம் மற்றும் தொகை ரூ.13 கோடி ஆகியவற்றை ரயில்வே நிர்வாகம் வழங்கினால் சப்-வே அமைக்கப்படும் என நெடுஞ்சாலை ஆணைய அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்தனர்.இந்த நிலையில் நேற்று பொன்மலை ஜி கார்னர் பகுதியில் சப்-வே மற்றும் பாலம் அமைப்பதற்கான இடத்தை தெற்கு ரயில்வே துணை முதன்மை பொறியாளர் அசோக்குமார், கோட்ட பொறியாளர் ஸ்ரீராம் சிவக்குமார், நெடுஞ்சாலை ஆணைய திட்ட இயக்குனர் வரதராஜன், பொறியாளர் நீலகண்டன், டீம் தலைவர் திருநாராயணன் உள்ளிட்டோர் ஆய்வு செய்தனர்.

Inspection for construction of sub way near G-Corner discussed, hope they soon come to an solution for the issue and clear the traffic owes at TVS Tollgate.

[deepu051993]

The popular demand for an underpass across the Tiruchi-Chennai Bypass Road at G.Corner in the city came up for discussion at a meeting of senior officials of the Railways and the National Highways Authority of India here on Thursday.

Officials of the two agencies are scheduled to hold another round of talks at the zonal level in Chennai on April 30 to arrive at a decision on the issue.

Ever since the four-laning of the bypass road, which forms part of the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway, residents of Golden Rock, there have been persistently demanding construction of an underpass to restore the right of way for residents in Golden Rock and employees of the Southern Railway Central Workshop on the Railway Colony campus.

The four-laning has effectively denied them direct access to Golden Rock as vehicles proceeding from TVS Tollgate cannot enter Golden Rock from the by-pass and they have to take a detour of about two kilometres to go up to Senthaneerpuram, crossing over the new by-pass bridge, to take a u-turn and return to enter the Golden Rock main road from the left. Alternatively, they would have to go via the Pudukottai Highway to join the Ponmalaipatti Road, which makes for a detour of more than four to five km.

The two-way service lane, which now serves as the access route for the Golden Rock area from the TVS Tollgate Junction, is too narrow and dangerous to negotiate, residents complain.

Though the issue had been raised in different fora, the Railways and the NHAI have been unable to find a common ground. While the Railways had offered to provide the land free of cost, it was not agreeable to meet the cost of the subway as demanded by the NHAI as suggested at a previous meeting several months back.

On Thursday, senior officials of the NHAI and Railways held a meeting and also conducted an inspection of the spot. According to sources privy to the discussion, the NHAI officials had reportedly said that construction of an underpass was not feasible now that the four-laning project has been completed. However, various alternative options to ease the traffic congestion at the junction were discussed, the sources said.

With the Divisional Railway Manager P.V.Vaidialingam keenly pursuing the matter, another high-level meeting is to be held on April 30 to arrive at a decision on the issue.

Source : The Hindu

Other than an underpass it would be difficult for the vehicles to move out.

[deepu051993]

The Railway Ministry has sanctioned surveys for electrification of two broad gauge lines in Tamil Nadu in the current fiscal.

The Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE), a nodal agency implementing electrification projects across the country through its nine project units, has been entrusted with the task of carrying out the surveys for electrification of the Tiruchi – Thanjavur – Karaikal and Tiruchi – Karur – Erode – Dindigul BG sections.

The Railway Ministry in its 2012-13 budget had accorded sanction for the electrification surveys after Southern Railway authorities forwarded detailed proposals to the Railway Board.

The Chennai project unit of the CORE, which is executing various electrification projects in Southern Railway and Southern Western Railway zones, is expected to submit the detailed estimates for electrification of the two BG lines in three to four months upon completion of the surveys.

CORE official

A top CORE official said electrification of 530 route kilometres was currently underway in various sections in Tamil Nadu. The official said the Dindigul – Madurai and Thiruvananthapuram – Kanyakumari BG sections had been accorded top priority and would be energised shortly.

Joint checks were being carried out in the Madurai – Tuticorin and Tirunelveli – Nagercoil sections which are expected to be energised before this financial year.

Electrification up to Kanyakumari would pave the way for operation of end-to-end express trains hauled by electric locomotives in the Chennai – Kanyakumari trunk route via Tiruchi without a loco change midway.

In the Chennai – Tiruchi – Kanyakumari trunk route, the section from Chennai to Dindigul has already been electrified.

The official said electrification works in the Villupuram – Vellore BG section is expected to be completed in the current fiscal.

The Railway Ministry, he said, had accorded sanction for 10 new electrification projects in the 2012-13 budget that includes Coimbatore – Mettupalayam; Hospet – Guntakal and Torangallu – Ranjitpura; Amla - Chhindwara- Kalumna and Itarsi – Manikpur – Cheoki sections.

Source : The Hindu

[deepu051993]

The city traffic police appear to be working at cross purpose with the National Highways Authority of India if one were to go by the recent traffic diversion put in place at the TVS Tollgate junction in the city.

Consequent to the four-laning of the Tiruchi-Chennai bypass road and the construction of the flyover, major development works were also taken up at the TVS Tollgate junction by the NHAI.

But the traffic police do not seem to favour the design of the road junction and have been toying with various options to regulate the traffic flow ever since the four-lane project was completed.

The latest diversion enforced some days back, has only added to the chaos at the multiple junction rather than easing the traffic flow.

Over the past few days, ever since the police closed the straight approach road towards the Pudukottai Highway from the Sethuraman Pillai Colony side, traffic jams have become all too frequent at the junction, especially on the service lane that leads to Golden Rock.

The police justify the move saying that despite the slowing down of traffic, the move would help in reducing accidents at the junction.

But motorists, especially those using the service lane to Golden Rock, are not enthused.

“The move has only created heavy congestion at the service lane that leads to the Golden Rock. Though traffic cops are posted at the junction, they hardly regulate the traffic flow,” regrets H.Ghouse Baig, an employee of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop.

The problem turns acute during peak hours as vehicles coming from Sethuraman Pillai Colony side, the Mannarpuram Road, and the Thanjavur side converge at the narrow service lane, especially at the place where it joins the TVS Tollgate junction, motorists point out.

Bus halts on the service lanes both towards Mannarpuram and just before the TVS Tollgate Junction also pose problems, leading to vehicles lining up behind the buses parked at the halts. This apart, the diversion has made vehicles proceeding towards Thanjavur from Mannarpuram to speed at the spot, putting two-wheeler riders at great risk.

“We are not sure if creating the roundabout has served the desired purpose. However, a joint inspection by the police, NHAI, and members of the District Traffic Advisory Committee was proposed at the committee's recent meeting. We hope that the inspection would take place soon ,” said M.Sekaran, president, Federation of Consumer and Service Organisations, and member of the District Traffic Advisory Committee.

Automatic traffic signals installed at the junction have to be made fully functional, many motorists feel.

Source : The Hindu

A round about, what a planning, the traffic would ease it there would have been a underpass to Golden rock and the signals are planned correctly, not the signals are working fully, not as stated by the report, but they are programmed to this mas idea.