Dhatreeswarar Temple, Sitharkadu – Connectivity
The Temple is located at about
700 meters from Sitharkadu Bypass Bus Stop, 4 Kms from Vellavedu, 5 Kms from
Pattabiram Railway Station, 7 Kms from Thiruninravur, 9 Kms from Poonamallee, 9
Kms from Avadi, 9 Kms from Thirumazhisai, 24 Kms from Thiruvallur, 30 Kms from
Chennai Central Railway Station, 29 Kms from Egmore Railway Station, 27 Kms
from Chennai Airport and 29 Kms from Chennai.
Sitharkadu can be reached via
Poonamallee, Thirumazhisai and taking a turn to right while going from Chennai.
Shared auto-rickshaws are available from the back side of the Poonamallee bus
terminus. Buses are also available for Sitharkadu from the Poonamallee bus terminus,
but they are infrequent. Sitharkadu can also be reached from Vellavedu which is
around 4 Kms from there. Before the Vellavedu bus stop, the right turn leads to
Sitharkadu. However, there are no buses or shared-autorickshaws in this route
as of now.
Pattabiram is on the Chennai to
Thiruvallur main road and also on the railway route. From Pattabiram at the end
of the bridge on the south side Share autos are available up to National hi-way
bridge. There are buses available to Pattabiram from Koyambedu Bus Stand (M153)
and from Poonamallee (M 54C) which goes via Sithukadu. Nearest Suburban train
station is Pattabiram from where one can take a share auto. Share autos are
available up to bridge and from there the temple can be reached through a small
walk.