Thousands of office-goers trying to get home on Wednesday faced delays of over an hour after the Delhi Metro’s Blue Line suffered a technical snag, which have become a recurring affair over the past few months.
The glitch, which was reported around 5.40 p.m., slowed down train operations till about 7 p.m.
“The contact wire of the Overhead Equipment (OHE) was found broken between Dwarka Mor and Dwarka section,” the DMRC said in a statement. The glitch occurred on the ‘up line’ — that is the line going from Rajiv Chowk towards Dwarka. Massive crowds were seen at the Rajiv Chowk station.
‘Bird to blame’
“This resulted in bunching/hold up of trains on Line-3 around 5.40 p.m. as services were running on single line between Janakpuri West and Dwarka section,” the statement added.
A DMRC spokesperson said that train services on Line-3 were affected from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The OHE wire was “broken as a bird had dropped a metallic wire on it, resulting in flashing/snapping,” he added.
“Immediate restoration work was undertaken by the OHE team. Single line service continued through the ‘down line’ on this section to work as shuttle service to keep the entire line running and prevent impact on the rest of the line,” the statement added.
The DMRC said that services on the rest of Line-3, between Janakpuri West to Noida section & Dwarka to Dwarka Sec-21 section, were normal during this period.
“Normal movement on both lines was restored by 6.50 p.m,” the statement read.
