Metro services on the Blue Line (Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash) were disrupted for over an hour on Sunday afternoon after a train developed a technical glitch and got stranded on the tracks, 50 metres ahead of Tollygunge station. An official of the Metro Railway said that the emergency brakes of a Dakshineswar-bound train, suddenly got activated, causing it to stop on the tracks. It was therefore decided that the train would remain where it was and passengers would be asked to walk to the station,” said a Metro official. Truncated services were run between Maidan and Dakshineswar stations till 1 pm, after which normal services were restored, officials said. Sources said passengers remained stranded inside the train for nearly 30 minutes before they were asked to walk down the tracks to the platform.

Source: The Telegraph December 29, 2025 01:23 UTC