‘Kattankulathur FOB needs a spruce-up’

The passageway (steps) in the Kattankulathur footbridge needs to be widened for pedestrians to move freely. | Photo Credit: T S ATUL SWAMINATHAN The FOB connects Southern Railway’s facility across the Potheri terminal.On the walkway, the tiles are missing and borders are strewn with trash.Along the western lane towards Guduvanchery, the steps and the railings are rusted, and the walkway (between the steps) is strewn with trash and accumulated with sand. The same is the situation along the eastern lane, towards Henry Ford.“No cleaning work has been carried out for many days,” says B. Priyadarshini, a pedestrian. “There is so much dust accumulated on the steps that it has to be scraped and removed. Pedestrians have to be very careful when negotiating through the steps. The rusted and corroded steps, walkway, and railings can cause wounds.Along the eastern lane, the steps and walkway reverberate with sound as pedestrians negotiate. Apart from this, the electric train commuters and pedestrians have requested the NHAI to widen the steps passageway.R. Kirthika, a college student, says, “It is very congested. The pedestrians have to literally brush past their fellow pedestrians. Also, NHAI should look at facilitating an escalator along the eastern and western lanes. The pedestrians have to climb more than 100 steps and literally around two floors.” Published - November 14, 2026 06:37 pm IST