Bengaluru metro: Second disruption in two days hits Purple Line
Metro services on Bengaluru’s Purple Line were briefly disrupted Thursday evening after train doors failed to close at Cubbon Park station. The issue was resolved in 17 minutes, affecting five subsequent trains.
Bengaluru: Two days after a major disruption on the Purple Line, metro services were briefly affected again on Thursday on the same corridor after the doors of a train at Cubbon Park Metro Station failed to close properly.
The incident occurred at around 7.36 pm and within 17 minutes the issue was resolved, metro officials said.
In a statement, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) said that as informed by the Operations Team, a temporary delay in train services occurred on the Purple Line due to a technical issue wherein the doors of one train at Cubbon Park Metro Station did not close properly.
“As a precautionary safety measure, commuters were safely deboarded at Cubbon Park Metro Station. This safety procedure took approximately 17 minutes to complete, resulting in a temporary delay to the subsequent five train services,” it said.
The BMRCL said that the technical issue was promptly rectified by the Operations and Maintenance teams, and normal metro services have now been fully restored across the Purple Line.
“BMRCL regrets the temporary inconvenience caused and sincerely thanks commuters for their patience, understanding and cooperation,” it added.
On Tuesday evening, metro services on the Purple line were disrupted during peak hours due to a technical snag in a train at Cubbon Park Metro Station.
The disruption on June 23 (Tuesday) led to heavy crowding at several metro stations on the Purple Line, with several commuters getting stranded and being forced to look for alternative modes of transport, including autos and app-based cabs, to reach their destinations.
