Overview
- A small group blocked the doors of the 6:00 a.m. departure at R. V. Road, and the train rolled out at 6:35 a.m., according to BMRCL.
- Protesters demanded an earlier start comparable to the Green and Purple lines, with officials estimating around 15 people involved.
- The delay triggered knock-on holdups across the corridor, and one service was short-looped at Central Silk Board to stabilise operations.
- BMRCL lodged a police complaint and warned that obstructing metro operations is punishable under the Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002.
- BMRCL noted it advanced the Yellow Line’s start to 6:00 a.m. on November 1 after adding a fifth trainset, improving peak headways to 15 minutes while operating with no spare set.