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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.