Blue Line Metro Delayed 2 Hrs Due To Technical Slag

Technical snag caused by a bird hit, says the official.

Delhi and NCR who used to take metros to commune are getting stuck in metros due to technical errors.  They faced hardship, as services on its Blue Line were delayed for over two hours due to a technical snag.

Blue Line connects Dwarka Sector-21 in Delhi and Noida Electronic City, along with a branch line to Vaishali.

It is for the second time this week that the entire Blue Line has been impacted by a glitch.

On June 6, many commuters on the Blue Line had faced hardship as services across the corridor were impacted for nearly an hour and a half due to a technical snag caused by a bird hit.

On Thursday again, the DMRC tweeted around 7:25 AM to alert commuters.

DMRC tweeted, "Blue Line Update Delay in services between Dwarka Sector 21 and Noida Electronic City/Vaishali. Normal service on all other lines."

Moreover, the normal service will resume after over two hours on the corridor.

The DMRC again tweeted at 9:43 AM that "normal services have resumed".

In between, the Delhi Metro had updated its Twitter handle on the cause of the snag.

"There has been damage to the Over Head Electrification wire due to flash over by an external object between Yamuna Bank and Indraprastha. Repair work is being done on a war footing. Update on restoration shall be provided soon. The inconvenience is regretted," it said.

In the morning hour, many of these commuters were office-goers or businessmen who were on their way to Connaught Place or other important commercial hubs located near the Blue Line network.

The maintenance team reported that some broken charger cable and other wire was found at the site which may have been dropped by a carrier bird hitting the OHE and damaging the catenary wire, it said.

During this period, train services were temporarily not available between Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank stations due to the absence of OHE resulting from the breakdown of the catenary wire, officials said.