Chandigarh, July 27 -- Chandigarh Traffic Police on Monday conducted a joint traffic survey with Railway officials from Ambala Division and experts from the Chandigarh Road Safety Society (CRSS) to identify the causes of congestion around Chandigarh Railway Station and propose measures to improve traffic movement.

The survey found that congestion at the entry and exit points of the railway station was primarily caused by conflicts between CTU buses and other vehicles, unauthorised halting of taxis, indiscriminate pick-up and drop-off by auto-rickshaws and illegal parking.

Based on the observations, the authorities proposed channelising the existing CTU bus stop to allow buses to halt in proper parallel alignment for safer and orderly bo...