Peak-hour snag cripples Bengaluru Metro Purple line, stranding commuters
Peak-hour snag at Cubbon Park stalls Purple Line, leaving Bengaluru commuters stranded in crowded stations and scrambling for autos and cabs home
Bengaluru, Jun 23 (PTI) Metro services on the Purple line were affected on Tuesday evening due to a technical snag developed in a train at Cubbon Park Metro Station here, officials said.
It also led to minor delays in some train services, they said.
The disruption that occurred during the peak hours led to heavy crowding at several metro stations on the Purple line, including Cubbon Park and MG Road, as office-goers were heading home, several commuters were stranded and were forced to look for alternative modes of transport, including autos and app-based cabs, to reach their destinations.
The disruption is being described as one of the most severe to affect Bengaluru Metro services in recent years.
The problem began during peak hours after a train developed a technical snag at Cubbon Park Metro Station at around 6.32 pm, officials said.
According to police, to ensure public safety, security, and smooth movement of commuters, additional police personnel have been deployed near Metro stations.
They also requested the public to cooperate with the authorities.
Taking to social media platform 'X', the BMRCL said that as per the information received from the Operations Control Centre (OCC), a technical fault has been noticed in one of the trains at Cubbon Park Metro Station on the Purple Line.
"The Operations and Maintenance teams are attending to the issue on priority and necessary corrective measures are being taken. At present, train services are being operated between Magadi Road and Challaghatta, and between MG Road and Whitefield (Kadugodi) on the Purple Line," it said.
Sharing an update later, the BMRCL said that from 9 PM onwards, metro train services on the Purple Line were available between Whitefield (Kadugodi) -- Indiranagar, Challaghatta -- Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station (Majestic).
Expressing regret over the temporary inconvenience caused to commuters, the BMRCL assured that efforts are underway to restore normal services at the earliest. It requested passengers to cooperate and plan their journeys accordingly. PTI