Britannia Nagar residents reiterate call for re-rerouting S67

Readers Write: V. Vairamuthu is joint secretary of Britannia Nagar Residents Welfare Association points out that effecting the suggested changes in the current route will hugely benefit school and college students

The current route of S67 does not command impressive commuter patronage and it is not unusual to see the bus carry just two to three passengers on a trip. The reason is not far to seek: the route accounts for around 1.5 kilometre of a highway road (Red Hills Highway Road). The current route: Madhavaram Roundtana-Cycle Kadai Bus Stop on Red Hills Highway Road-Puzhal Camp Road-Collector Nagar-Britannia Nagar; and the end point is Ambattur OT. The effectiveness of this service would go up by leaps and bounds if one leg of the route is overhauled. Residents of Britannia Nagar, Senthil Nagar, Rasi Nagar, Collector Nagar and INTC Nagar seek the following route for the small bus.

Madhavaram Rountaa-Ponniammanmedu-Retteri-Vinayakapuram-Collector Nagar-Britannia Nagar, and from there the bus can finish its trip at its original end point, which is Ambattur OT. Eight months ago, we made a representation to MTC seeking this change and also met with Madhavaram MLA S. Sudharsanam. The MLA in turn spoke to MTC officials asking them to revamp the route; he also formally sent a letter to MTC detailing the changes that ought to be carried out. We hope MTC acts on this directive without any delay, as the re-routing of S67 would benefit many school and college students. On this suggested route, Velammal Group has four schools and one college. Currently, residents of Retteri seeking to reach Ambattur OT, take a share auto to Puzhal Camp Road, where they board a bus. If the suggested route is accepted and operationalised, they would be spared this ordeal. 

This report was written by V. Vairamuthu, joint secretary of Britannia Nagar Residents Welfare Association., for The Hindu Downtown dated February 1, 2026.