Mini buses set to ply on Chennai’s regular routes
Mini-buses that would hit the city roads soon will also be operated on regular routes during non-peak hours.
Earlier, the authorities had decided to operate them only on designated routes — far-flun
Chennai inches to dream of meter autos
In an attempt to find a solution to the decades-old problem of auto drivers fleecing commuters, the state government is contemplating introducing a meter-based billing system which would ensure transp
16 new bus depots proposed in suburbs
In an attempt to improve the maintenance of MTC buses, the transport corporation has decided to construct 16 new depots in the fringe areas of Chennai.
The move would pave the way for creation of mo
North Chennai bus fares go up
Commuters hailing from several parts of north Chennai will have to shell out more, from Rs 2 to Rs 5, towards bus tickets from Wednesday as there would be diversion due to the ongoing flyover works at
Strike hits train maintenance
Thousands of passengers on board at least five express trains that started from Chennai Central on Monday were forced to put up with unkempt and stinky toilets besides dust-ridden berths as maintenanc
Commuter rail could soon link suburbs to city centre
The Commuter Rail System connecting Bengaluru city to the suburbs will soon become a reality with South Western Railway (SWR) expanding its network to the suburbs.
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Crippling effect of poor services
When Rajiv Ranjan, a cerebral palsy patient, was barred by an airline from flying out of Chennai in 2007, the disability rights activists took the issue to the civil aviation ministry and a section M1
Jaya flags off 507 new buses
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday flagged off 507 new buses and 266 renovated ones, adding 773 buses to the State Transport Undertakings (STU) as part of augmentation of 3,000 new buses announ
Green signal to 5 monorail bidders
The ambitious monorail project has successfully crossed the critical bidding stage with the government finalising five project developers for the second and final stage, while rejecting three firms’ b
Govt targets transport and power to revive economy
The government on Wednesday vowed to push ahead with major transport and power projects in the current financial year, buoying stocks in infrastructure companies with an attempt to inject some life in