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.
