What happens if you get stuck in the underground stretch of metro

Photos from emergency evacuation drill carried out by the BMRCL on Tuesday night

KARNATAKA - BENGALURU - 31/05/2016 : Travellers being evicted from namma metro train in the under ground tunnel between Vidhana Station to sir m visvesvaraya metro station, during the BMRCL mock drill, in the presence of Minister for Bengaluru Development K.J.George, at Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Station, Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru on May 31, 2016.  Photo: K. Murali Kumar.

The BMRCL on Tuesday night carried out a safety drill focusing on emergency evacuation procedure in an underground stretch. It began around 11.15 p.m. at Dr. Ambedkar Station. A train left for Visvesvaraya Station, but was stopped mid-way.

The emergency protocol was announced. Doors were opened on one side and passengers were told to step on the walkway on the side.

As passengers departed the distressed train, two officials made a headcount. At the same time, additional air was pumped into the tunnel for the benefit of the ‘stranded’ passengers.

They were told to proceed in the direction of a cross-tunnel connecting to the parallel tunnel where a ‘rescue train’ was waiting. Once all the passengers had entered the rescue train, it headed towards Dr. Ambedkar Station.

The process took around 15 minutes.

Participants included Minister for Bengaluru Development K.J. George and BMRCL Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola.