# Keerapakkam residents ask MTC for more buses from Kilambakkam 2026-08-17T02:29:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Residents of Keerapakkam and neighbouring villages have petitioned the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) to run additional buses from the Kilambakkam bus terminus to Kandigai via Keerapakkam. In a submission to the MTC managing director, panchayat councillor D Sasikala Dhanasekaran said more than 15,000 people live in Keerapakkam, Murugamangalam and Arungal, with around 3,020 families in the panchayat. The petition noted that surrounding panchayats such as Nallambakkam, Kumizhi, Karanaipuduchery and Urapakkam have a combined population of over 1 lakh. Since the Kilambakkam terminus opened, these areas have grown rapidly but lack adequate bus services, forcing school and college students, pregnant women, senior citizens, patients and daily-wage workers to rely on two-wheelers and private cars. The councillor has requested five buses, including two low-floor buses, on the route via Urapakkam, Karanaipuduchery, Kattur, Arungal, Keerapakkam Housing Board and Murugamangalam Housing Board. A senior MTC official said two buses currently operate daily from Kilambakkam to Kandigai through Keerapakkam. Five more run from Tambaram West via Keerapakkam to Kandigai. The official added that buses from Kilambakkam earn only Rs 60 per km compared to Rs 90-102 per km from Tambaram East, but the MTC will study the feasibility of adding more services. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Kilambakkam bus terminus, Metropolitan Transport Corporation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/keerapakkam-residents-ask-mtc-for-more-buses-from-kilambakkam/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/keerapakkam-residents-ask-mtc-for-more-buses-from-kilambakkam/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/