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State Highways to open FOB to connect railway station and bus terminus in Tiruvannamalai

11 November 2026

Collector Vandhana Garg will inspect the new facility in the coming days before the bridge is opened for public use

The foot overbridge connects a bus terminus with a railway station in Tiruvannamalai town.

After more than two years of work, the State Highways Department will finally open the ₹14-crore foot overbridge (FOB) across a railway track to connect a new bus terminus with a railway station in Tiruvannamalai town, on November 20.

Officials of the State Highways Department, which executed the multi-crore work along with Southern Railway, said that the new bridge will help commuters reach the railway station safely.

At present, commuters from the newly opened bus terminus have to cross the busy Chittoor - Cuddalore High Road to reach the railway station. “Except for a few trial runs for the escalators, the new steel bridge is almost ready for opening before Maha Deepam day, as it will help thousands of devotees cross the tracks safely,” R. Sasikumar, Assistant Engineer (AE), State Highways, told The Hindu.

Highways officials said that after approval of the Southern Railway, the State Highways Department laid tiled floors on the new bridge. “The new bridge will help commuters, especially senior citizens and persons with disabilities to reach the railway station safely,” said B. Satish, a commuter.

Collector Vandhana Garg will inspect the new facility in the coming days, in the presence of officials of the Tiruvannamalai Corporation and Highways department, before the bridge is opened for public use.

Funded under the Chief Minister Road Development Plan 2024-25, the new bridge is 70-metre-long, six-metre-tall, and 20-feet-wide. Apart from staircases and escalators, the bridge also has two lifts.

Highways officials said that ramps have been built for persons with disabilities. Wheelchairs will also be provided. LED lighting, CCTV cameras, and steel railings on the bridge will be provided.

In December 2025, former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the ₹34-crore modern bus terminus. Since then, the TNSTC operates buses to Pondicherry, Kilambakkam (Chennai), Adyar, Madhavaram, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thirukovilur, Panruti, Neyveli, Kumbakonnam, and Chidambaram every day from the terminus.