Unsafe access to platforms puts Radha Nagar pedestrians at risk
Residents of Radha Nagar are demanding a safe pedestrian pathway to the Chromepet railway station following the tragic death of a student crossing the tracks. Despite court directives, the railway authorities have yet to provide a direct connection from the local subway to the platforms.
Why it matters
The incident underscores systemic failures in urban infrastructure planning and the ongoing risks faced by commuters in high-density transit areas.
Residents, activists and commuters from Radha Nagar, on the eastern side of Chromepet, are agitated over the lack of a proper pedestrian pathway connecting the locality with the railway platforms at Chromepet station.
On August 10, an 18-year-old aspiring college student, S. Rajashri, was run over by an express train while attempting to cross the tracks near the station on her first day of college. Activists say the tragedy has highlighted the need for a safe pedestrian connection from the Radha Nagar side to the platforms.
The subway inaugurated earlier this year does not have a pedestrian walkway or access road connecting it directly to Platforms 1 and 2 but connects to the GST Road. Several other subways, including those at Meenambakkam, St. Thomas Mount, Saidapet, have provisions for pedestrians to reach the railway platforms, they point out.
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