‘Slowed down’ by Fast local trains heading towards Chennai Central

In the factories at Ambattur Industrial Estate, one reason for punching in late always holds water, all the water from the 173-hectare Ambattur Eri. The late-arriving staffer just needs to mumble a two-word response, “Fast local”, and walk past the supervisor without waiting for the reaction, predictable anyway. The supervisor would nod knowingly and return to the work at hand; no questions for the late-comer to fend off.

The Fast local trains from Arakonnam and Tirutanni heading towards Chennai Central “slow down” those with Ambattur as destination when the home stretch is in sight, hence this rare understanding from supervisors and bosses.