Snazzy look of the new airport terminals very soon
Chennai airport will soon become a hub intermodal transit -- flights, buses, trains and metro rail. Amenities are being developed to match the snazzy look of the new airport terminals.
Metro rail`s airport station, being built by the Airports Authority of India, gives a hint of the way things are shaping up along the stretch of GST Road near the airport. A huge arch — a part of the roof —has been installed over the station building. The station has been designed to gel with the new terminals of the airport.
As the airport and the metro rail stations have a snazzy design, railways and traffic police have started sprucing up their facilities to make the junction in front of the airport look better. Traffic police have installed a colourful kiosk under the flyover, while Southern Railway is renovating the Tirusulam railway station which is linked to the airport through a subway.
Metro rail is expected to start operation by the end of next year.
The authorities are planning a few more facilities to improve access to different modes of transport for air travellers. AAI has also suggested that a vacant land in front of the airport owned by the defense department be acquired for a bus station. Railways has asked AAI to allow the subway to be brought closer to the terminal so that commuters who get down at Tirusulam need not walk a long way to reach the terminals.
