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TimesView The start of Metro service might have reduced number of vehicles plying on the road, but illegal parking outside stations have become a new source for traffic congestion. Instead of remaining a mute spectator, traffic cops need to crack down on autos and e-rickshaws flocking outside stations and citizens parking vehicles on roadside. LUCKNOW: Illegal parking is back at Metro stations, just two weeks after Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and traffic police cracked down on it after TOI reports highlighted the issue.In a reality check, TOI found visitors’ vehicles, autorickshaws and tempos parked haphazardly outside several Metro stations. However, it is the responsibility of traffic police to remove illegally parked vehicles outside the stations. Singarnagar Metro station, too, sees chaos during evening hours..