Delhi Metro commuters had to face inconvenience while travelling today (July 19) as blue line services were affected due to a technical snag from Indraprastha to Yamuna Bank stations. It was later revealed that line services were affected due to cable theft on the down line section leading to Vaishali/Noida Electronic City and can only be rectified after services stop at night.
Train services are affected between the Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank stations of Blue Line since morning because of a suspected case of cable theft on this section on the Down Line which goes towards Vaishali/Noida Electronic city.
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation I कृपया मास्क पहनें (@OfficialDMRC) July 19, 2022
“This has resulted in track circuit drop (signalling issue) in this section restricting the trains to move in manual mode with limited speed of up to 25 kmph only. Because of this issue, there will be minor bunching of trains between these two stations,” read the tweet of DMRC.
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To spred the word, DMRC officials are making regular announcements inside the trains as well as on stations. The restoration work on this stretch will be completed only during night hours on 19th July, 2022 after closure of revenue services, since ‘access to track’ will be necessary for up to 3 hours to identify the exact location of the theft & carry out necessary replacement work.
The Blue Line connects Dwarka Sector-21 in Delhi and Electronic City in Noida with a branch at Yamuna Bank to Vaishali. “Delhi Metro’s Blue Line were delayed on Tuesday due to some technical issues,” officials said. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) tweeted to alert commuters, which in the morning hours largely comprise office-goers.
(With inputs from PTI)
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