Kolkata
oi-Swastika Sruti
Commuters
travelling
on
the
Kolkata
Metro’s
Blue
Line
faced
inconvenience
once
again
on
Thursday
morning
after
train
services
were
disrupted
during
peak
hours.
Metro
Kolkata
Metro’s
Blue
Line
experienced
a
service
disruption
on
Thursday
morning,
causing
inconvenience
for
commuters
during
peak
hours
due
to
unscheduled
preventive
maintenance,
with
limited
services
resuming
after
approximately
40
minutes,
and
this
followed
a
similar
disruption
on
January
20th.
The
interruption
added
to
growing
concerns
among
daily
passengers
over
frequent
technical
issues
on
the
busy
route.
Services
Disrupted
During
Morning
Rush
According
to
Metro
officials,
services
on
the
Blue
Line
were
halted
at
around
7.35
am
and
resumed
at
8.17
am.
During
the
nearly
40-minute
disruption,
only
limited
train
services
were
operated
on
two
separate
stretches
to
manage
passenger
movement.
Trains
ran
between
Maidan
and
Dakshineswar
on
one
end,
while
services
were
available
between
Mahanayak
Uttam
Kumar
in
Tollygunj
and
Shahid
Khudiram
at
Birji
on
the
other.
While
this
arrangement
helped
ease
crowding
to
some
extent,
many
office-goers
still
faced
delays
and
inconvenience
during
the
morning
rush.
Metro
Cites
Preventive
Maintenance
Work
In
an
official
statement,
Kolkata
Metro
said
the
disruption
was
caused
by
“unscheduled
but
preventive
maintenance
work.” However,
authorities
did
not
clarify
what
led
to
the
sudden
maintenance
during
peak
hours,
leaving
many
commuters
dissatisfied.
The
Blue
Line,
India’s
oldest
metro
corridor,
has
seen
several
service
disruptions
in
recent
months.
Frequent
technical
snags
and
interruptions
have
raised
concerns
among
passengers
who
depend
on
the
line
for
their
daily
travel.
Similar
Disruption
Earlier
This
Week
This
was
not
the
first
incident
in
recent
days.
On
January
20,
services
on
the
same
corridor
were
affected
during
the
evening
rush
hour
after
a
man
allegedly
jumped
onto
the
tracks
at
Masterda
Surya
Sen
station
in
Bansdroni.
Following
that
incident,
truncated
services
were
operated
between
Mahanayak
Uttam
Kumar
and
Dakshineswar
stations
in
both
directions.
Normal
services
on
the
full
Dakshineswar-Shahid
Khudiram
stretch
were
restored
by
7.09
pm,
according
to
officials.
With
repeated
disruptions,
commuters
are
now
urging
metro
authorities
to
ensure
smoother
operations
and
better
communication
during
service
interruptions.
