Overview
- A commuter jumped onto the down-line tracks at Dumdum at 11:31 am, prompting a power block and suspension of services between Dakshineswar and Sobhabazar.
- Full operations on the Blue Line were restored at 12:11 pm after a roughly 40-minute disruption, according to a Metro spokesperson quoted by PTI.
- Trains were initially truncated to unaffected sections while rescue operations were conducted, and alerts were issued through official channels.
- The incident follows a November 22 attempt at MG Road that disrupted service on parts of the corridor, with the individual taken to a nearby hospital.
- On November 20, an elderly man jumped at Netaji station, halting services for about 55 minutes; he later died at the hospital, police said.