Namma Metro interrupted for 40 minutes

Team Udayavani, May 8, 2018, 3:14 PM IST

Bengaluru: Owing to a technical problem in the Byappanahalli-Mysuru Road Purple Line, Namma Metro services had to be disrupted for 39 minutes on Monday. In a statement by BMRCL Managing Director Mahendra Jain, it was revealed that a signal failure had occurred at the entry point of Byappanahalli station at 10:18 am. Trains could not arrive or depart at the station till the system was fixed manually at 10:57 am. Due to the signal failure, six round trips from Byappanahalli had to be cancelled, creating a great deal of trouble for commuters.

Around 158 passengers had to be evacuated from a train at 10:35 am as it was stranded 200 metres away from the station. Three other trains coming to Byappanahalli had to be terminated at SV Road and Indiranagar, which resulted in the crowding of other stations like those at the Majestic Interchange and MG Road. But by around 11 am, the problem was rectified and the services returned to their normal state.

While they were stranded, passengers vented their frustration on social media by tweeting about the problem. Later, BMRCL stated that a total of 16 tokens worth Rs. 340 were refunded at Byappanahalli, Indiranagar and Mysuru Road stations.