Chennai, Feb. 25 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)leader Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday urged the Southern Railway to address commuter hardships caused by the partial closure of Egmore suburban stations.

He said train coaches have been increased and peak-hour bus services from Tambaram to Beach will start from Monday to ease congestion.

Speaking to the media, Maran said, "I had a meeting with the Southern Railway's general manager regarding the issues raised because of the closure of the suburban stations of Egmore. 60% of the trains have been stopped from Tambaram to Beach, which is causing a lot of problems to the commuters. The railway is very well aware of it, and the issue has been raised in the media as well. We also contacted the ...