India News | Metro Services Affected for 3 Hours on Section of Pink Line
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Several passengers faced discomfort as services were affected for about three hours on a section of the Pink Line due to a technical snag on Saturday night.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Several passengers faced discomfort as services were affected for about three hours on a section of the Pink Line due to a technical snag on Saturday night.
Services between Majlis Park and Rajouri Garden stations were affected due to a technical issue with the OHE (overhead equipment) line, sources said.
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The Pink Line was fully connected, end-to-end, after a small segment near Trilokpuri was bridged.
The 59-km-long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor or the Pink Line, spans 38 stations.
The snag occurred about 7 pm and was fixed around 10 pm, sources said.
Earlier, the DMRC tweeted at 7.17 pm: "Pink Line Update Delay in service between Majlis Park and Rajouri Garden. Normal services on all other lines".
Around 10.11 pm, it tweeted: "Pink Line Update. "Normal service has resumed".
"There was a delay on the Pink Line between Majlis Park and Rajouri Garden due to an OHE-related issue. It was resolved and services were normalised around 10 pm. It was not a major issue," a source said.
Many commuters had taken to Twitter to share the hardship faced by them due to the long delay in services.
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