Kolkata Metro Blue Line Resumes Full Service After 90-Minute Disruption
Officials say the emergency brake that triggered the stoppage is under investigation.
Overview
- A technical snag forced a motorman to apply an emergency brake just before Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station around 11:30 am.
- Passengers from the affected rake were evacuated at Tollygunge as a safety measure.
- Services were truncated between Maidan and Dakshineswar from roughly 11:30 am to 1 pm.
- Full operations on the Dakshineswar–Sahid Khudiram stretch were restored at 1 pm, officials said.
- Metro Railway said engineers attended the site and the cause of the brake application remains under investigation.