Madurai City - Transport (Road & Rail) Projects

[Madurai]

Originally Posted by srinivas

it includes few roundtanas also. is it because MC felt that the removal of these medians would decongest traffic ?

Probably, its due to the pressure from shop owners. Many shops lose business due to medians. People avoid some shops if they have to go thru a longer route and come back. Also, there could be parking issues.

Whoever makes such decisions should be and medians should come up on all the major roads.

[srinivas]

Originally Posted by Madurai gilli

Ring road in Madurai is not 4-laned one..it remains the same..I dono whether you're talking about the Samayanallur-Virudhunagar road..

i am talkin about the one which starts near meenakshi mission hospital.

[Madurai gilli]

Originally Posted by srinivas

i am talkin about the one which starts near meenakshi mission hospital.

Srinivas, If I am not wrong, the ring road starting from MMHRC is not a 4-laned one...In fact NHAI/MC has not even thought of doing it..If they 4-lane this road also when the road improvement projects are taken, it will be better..

[Madurai gilli]

Originally Posted by Madurai

Is this a route that TNSTC is plying currently? This looks like a loooooooooong route for a city bus. It should be around 45 Kms. Will anyone be interested to have an End-to-End journey on this? If it has limited stops, then it's Ok.

Dear Madurai,
This is not the route already in... It is our request...As all the 300 new buses are SLF in very good condition, I dont think running those buses in the above route will be in trouble...Also The distance is around 50 kms..The Bus should be having less no. of stops with even some special fare(affordable)..

THE HINDU paper in Madurai advised TNSTC-Madurai to run city-buses to places upto 60 kms from the city-center..

They added to follow the MTC-Chennai as they connect all the important nearby towns such as tiruvallur,sriperumpudur,kanchipuram,chengalpet,manali,mahabalipuram etc..

If I am not wrong,

**Tiruvallur is around 60 kms from their hub T.Nagar
**Sriperumpudur is around 50 kms from T.nagar
**Kanchipuram is around 75 kms from T.nagar
**Chengalpet is around 60 kms from T.Nagar
**Mahabalipuram is around 75 kms T.Nagar

But they are having the MTC Buses in all the above routes ..

In addition, they're having CMBT-Mahabalipuram buses which will add another 10 kms from the existing-one..so, if i am not wrong - around 80 kms approx.
Note: Moffusil buses are also going from CMBT to same Mamallapuram..

But the Routes are much successful and MTC is seeing a huge profit with their distant MTC bus services..

Why can't such a network be planned in Madurai ? HINDU also stressed the same so that TNSTC-Madurai can utilise all the 300 new JNNURM buses & A/c city buses in evernew routes and serve the Madurai dt nearby town people also..Because, If I am not wrong..

Majority of the people from the nearby district towns such as :

* Nilacottah
* Sivaganga
* Arupukottai
* Virudhunagar
* Manamadurai
* Natham
* T.Kallupatti/Perayur depends much on Madurai city in any of their life needs

Already TNSTC-Mdu is running some :

* Periyar - Natham
which if i am not wrong, the total distance must be around 50 kms..

** Also A village after Tirupachethi & very close to Manamadurai has already a city-bus service to Periyar Bus terminus..Truly speaking, Manamadurai is just 5-10 kms ahead or 10-15 mins drive from that village...Why can't such a new route can be formed upto Manamadurai town...in turn it will really benefit the Manamadurai & its surroundings people..

** Already we have city bus services to the villages after shekanoorani..Why can't this route be extended upto Usilampatti..?

** The same in the case of south...we have city-buses already upto Kalkurichi which is very nearer to Arupukottai..Why can't this route be extended to APK ?

**We have City-buses upto Vadipatti and few to villages after vadipatti..this can be extended upto Kodai road..

**We have buses upto Sholavandhan and few to villages after it...this can be extended upto Nilacottah

Hope the TNSTC-Mdu will consider all these things and create new fresh networks conncting all the surrounding nearby district towns..

Nothing is like distant route...If it seems to be benefiting the people, nothing wrong in implementing those routes..

I am sure that those long routes will never fail in collection also bcz it forms a great network with signicant towns and no. of villages..

Hope all these areas will be the AGGLOMERATIONS of Madurai once everything goes well and Industrialisation of Madurai and south succeeds...

Thank you..Please reply me your opinion if i am wrong..

[srinivas]

Originally Posted by Madurai gilli

Srinivas, If I am not wrong, the ring road starting from MMHRC is not a 4-laned one...In fact NHAI/MC has not even thought of doing it..If they 4-lane this road also when the road improvement projects are taken, it will be better..

but gilli i cross the ring road everyday, it is 4 laned. i will soon take pictures of it and post. maybe the ring road is partially 4 laned. maybe to a certain extent. i cross the ring road to go to veerapanchan everyday.

[Madurai gilli]

Originally Posted by srinivas

but gilli i cross the ring road everyday, it is 4 laned. i will soon take pictures of it and post. maybe the ring road is partially 4 laned. maybe to a certain extent. i cross the ring road to go to veerapanchan everyday.

Oh, then it's really a good news...As far as I was there a few months back, I saw 4-laning of Tuticorin NH after airport...But the ring road commencing from Mandela nagar remained the same...Then I saw a 4-lane road connecting the ring road and melur road near Pondykoil..

But it will be good if the present stretch from MMHRC to Tirumangalam was taken for 4-laning..Hope the pictures soon from u..

[Madurai]

Dear Gilli,
I agree with your points. But for such long distance buses, the stops should be limited.
However, my opinion is little different. For such long distances, we should be looking for mass transportation. I prefer suburban trains over buses. I know it's not possible for Alagarkovil. But, we can definitely have it in Madurai-Nilakottai(Dindigul), Madurai-Virudhunagar (even Sivakasi), Madurai-Manamadurai etc., When the Madurai-Bodi line is converted to BG, we can even have suburban trains in that route which will cover the IT park in the future.

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by Madurai gilli

They added to follow the MTC-Chennai as they connect all the important nearby towns such as tiruvallur,sriperumpudur,kanchipuram,chengalpet,manali,mahabalipuram etc..

If I am not wrong,

**Tiruvallur is around 60 kms from their hub T.Nagar
**Sriperumpudur is around 50 kms from T.nagar
**Kanchipuram is around 75 kms from T.nagar
**Chengalpet is around 60 kms from T.Nagar
**Mahabalipuram is around 75 kms T.Nagar

But they are having the MTC Buses in all the above routes ..

In addition, they're having CMBT-Mahabalipuram buses which will add another 10 kms from the existing-one..so, if i am not wrong - around 80 kms approx.
Note: Moffusil buses are also going from CMBT to same Mamallapuram..

It is because Chennai is metropolitan city with 80lakhs population with 1100Sqkm approx. All other places it can be called as mofusil buses if it is plying more than 35KM atleast and not as city buses, same goes with Trichy-Thanjavur, Coimbatore-Tiruppur, Salem-Erode routes.

[dhandapanik]

last year they started Thirunagar-Periar-Simmakkal-Goripalayam-Mattuthavani-Melur route with no 75D. But this bus is stopped and it is running in periar - Melur route. I think they can restart this service.
They also stopped 44T TPK-Periar-Pudhur-Alagarkovil route.

New routes which i'm thinking are
1. TPK-Periar-Arapalayam-Samayanallur-Vadipatti.
2. Thirumangalam-Thirunagar-TPK-Avaniapuram-Theppakulam-Anna Nagar-Mattuthavani.
3. Thirumangalam-Periar-Arapalayam-Samayanallur
4. Palanganatham-By Pass Rd-Fathima College-Sellur-Goripalayam-Court-Mattuthavani
5. Arapalayam-Simmakkal-Anna bus stand-KK Nagar-Mattuthavani
6. Arapalayam-Goripalayam-Thapal Thanthi Nagar
7. Arapalayam-Goripalayam-Pudhur-Surveyor Colony-Alagarkovil
8. Anna Nagar - KK Nagar - Mattuthavani - Surveyor Colony - Kallandhiri - Alagarkovil(this will give direct connection bw anna nagar/mattuthavani with Alagarkovil).

Need some new routes from TVS nagar also.

[mduvignesh]

Originally Posted by mduvignesh

Dear Dhandapani,
No... New routes can be tried without touching Simmakkal and Therkuvasal.
Let me give you a example - Thiruppuvanam/ Viraganoor Ringroad /Anupanadi to MG nagar/ P & T nagar/Koodal Nagar/Iyer Bangalow/Pudur via Teppakulam, Anna Nagar, Anna bus stand, Goripalayam (or) Teppakulam, Anna Nagar, Mattuthavani.
One more, Mattuthavani to koodal Nagar via Pudur(surveyor colony), Natham Road(iyer bangalow area),MG Nagar.
Only mini buses are there in the second mentioned route.

Already I have discussed with Dhandapani some time back. Let me come with some new routes soon.

[mduvignesh]

Originally Posted by dhandapanik

last year they started Thirunagar-Periar-Simmakkal-Goripalayam-Mattuthavani-Melur route with no 75D. But this bus is stopped and it is running in periar - Melur route. I think they can restart this service.
They also stopped 44T TPK-Periar-Pudhur-Alagarkovil route.

New routes which i'm thinking are
1. TPK-Periar-Arapalayam-Samayanallur-Vadipatti.
2. Thirumangalam-Thirunagar-TPK-Avaniapuram-Theppakulam-Anna Nagar-Mattuthavani.
3. Thirumangalam-Periar-Arapalayam-Samayanallur
4. Palanganatham-By Pass Rd-Fathima College-Sellur-Goripalayam-Court-Mattuthavani
5. Arapalayam-Simmakkal-Anna bus stand-KK Nagar-Mattuthavani
6. Arapalayam-Goripalayam-Thapal Thanthi Nagar
7. Arapalayam-Goripalayam-Pudhur-Surveyor Colony-Alagarkovil
8. Anna Nagar - KK Nagar - Mattuthavani - Surveyor Colony - Kallandhiri - Alagarkovil(this will give direct connection bw anna nagar/mattuthavani with Alagarkovil).

Need some new routes from TVS nagar also.

Dhandapani,
I am requesting for an extension of service from Anna nagar to Viraganoor ringroad or Anupanadi like SR style

[dhandapanik]

Originally Posted by mduvignesh

Dhandapani,
I am requesting for an extension of service from Anna nagar to Viraganoor ringroad or Anupanadi like SR style

Thats a gud idea.. and some more here.

1. Arapalayam-By Pass rd-Periar/Crimebranch - Therkuvasal - Theppakulam - Anna nagar
2. Arapalayam-Periar-TPK-Avaniapuram-Airport.. we have one new bus introduced in this route starting from periar.. route no is 5X.
3. Periar - Vasantha Nagar - By Pass road - Arapalayam - Sellur - Pudhur (help in getting pudhur connectivity)


few routes can be added with Koodal Nagar Rs connectivity too.. Guys is it possible for us to fwd these things to TNSTC MDU?

[mduvignesh]

Originally Posted by Madurai

Dear Gilli,
I agree with your points. But for such long distance buses, the stops should be limited.
However, my opinion is little different. For such long distances, we should be looking for mass transportation. I prefer suburban trains over buses. I know it's not possible for Alagarkovil. But, we can definitely have it in Madurai-Nilakottai(Dindigul), Madurai-Virudhunagar (even Sivakasi), Madurai-Manamadurai etc., When the Madurai-Bodi line is converted to BG, we can even have suburban trains in that route which will cover the IT park in the future.

Dear Raja,
I agree with you regarding suburban services for Madurai is very much needed, as it is also my long time dream.
Also we have discussed in SSC MDU Region I a lot about connecting Thiruparankundrum to Avaniapuram to Viraganoor ringroad(touching MDU - MNM line) to Mattuthavani to melur(to pudhukottai) by new line.

Madurai - melur - pudukottai new line was surveyed by SR, let us hope they start it by another 5 to 10 years.

[srinivas]

Originally Posted by mduvignesh

Dear Raja,
I agree with you regarding suburban services for Madurai is very much needed, as it is also my long time dream.
Also we have discussed in SSC MDU Region I a lot about connecting Thiruparankundrum to Avaniapuram to Viraganoor ringroad(touching MDU - MNM line) to Mattuthavani to melur(to pudhukottai) by new line.

Madurai - melur - pudukottai new line was surveyed by SR, let us hope they start it by another 5 to 10 years.

I think madurai will get suburban or metro once the IT parks get ready. if you take a look in IT sez layout, it is mentioned that the railway line will be extended untill MKU. so most probably madurai will witness suburban rails soon. lets hope so.

[Maduraikarainga]

Koyembedu Vs Mattuthavani

Though the CMBT is located in Koyembedu ,chennai Corporation calls it like CMBT
Why not MIBT located in Mattuthavani is not called as MIBT. Y MC is not making it as official one. all the bus boards are in the name MATTUTHAVANI.

[Madurai gilli]

This article is telling that the Ayyankottai village near Madurai is facing problems by setting-up the Subway there instead of Nagari..The villagers complained that the plan of making the subway at Nagari was shifted to Ayyankottai because of the influences of 17 private companies in Nagari...Also NHAI displayed a board telling NAGARI at the village of Ayyankottai..So, fearing Villagers had decided n demanded NHAI that unless they connect east n west sides of ayyankottai, NHAI should not make the subway at the village and they should do it in nagari itself..

Dono why the small problems like this arises in between big developmental projects..Praying that it should not be a big issue and delay the dream project like the incidences of Sethu Canal..

[Madurai gilli]

[Madurai gilli]

Madurai Mayor told that the actions will be taken for shifting of Omni buses from periyar to MIBT..Added that the terminus for Omni bus-stand will be created in a 5-acres site which is at present the 10 acre-lorry parking bay at MIBT..that too MC will only consider the creation of infrastructures in new Omni bus stand if the travels companies go as a group n demand it..

To reduce the congestion in Melur road, the entrance for central market complex will be in lake road..

for sense-less MC which created the Lorry-bay at the next plot of MIBT..
Another for only talking this shifting Omni-buses issue orally...nothing in practical..I dono why MC need the travel companies come as group n demand them the basic infrastructures at omni bus teminus-MIBT..It makes us sense their hunger for money..Get Last money-minded people..

[Madurai gilli]

Originally Posted by Maduraikarainga

Koyembedu Vs Mattuthavani

Though the CMBT is located in Koyembedu ,chennai Corporation calls it like CMBT
Why not MIBT located in Mattuthavani is not called as MIBT. Y MC is not making it as official one. all the bus boards are in the name MATTUTHAVANI.

Definitely ....I support this...MC should officially declare Matuthavani as MIBT n make the city buses display the same..

[Madurai gilli]

This article tells that the lack of ROB at TPK jn creates a head-ache to the public...It also stresses the need of creation of seperate TRAFFIC Control station at TPK..Officially, the news was released on it on last jan.13 and a new SI only appointed...still the station need an inspector,one-more SI, and 15 more people especially for TPK town..

When will the MC cares it and when will the ROB take its shape there ?