Tough time for commuters as services hit on Violet Line

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro commuters had a tough time on Tuesday morning as train movement on the Violet Line slowed down during peak rush hour due to signaling glitch, which affected the train operation . The commuters complained that the trains were crawling and taking stops for a long duration at stations.

Moreover, some of the commuters complained that the trains took over 10 minutes to go from one station to another. Metro officials said the there was Track Circuit (TC) drop between Mandi House and ITO section on ‘UP' line ( going towards Kashmere Gate) from 8.30 am to 9.20 am.

As a result, the trains were passing in manual mode in this segment, resulting in little bunching for successive trains during this period, a senior DMRC official said. Later, the services were restored, he added.

“Stranded Metros on the Metro network have become a regular sight,” said Rajesh Kumar, a daily commuter at Pragati Maidan metro station. The train was running at snail's pace and it was distressing moments as I was getting late to my work zone, but could not help. After sometime, there was an announcement that train is being delayed due to the technical fault. “I reached my office 30 minutes late due to slow service,” Rajesh Kumar rued. However, commuters said that there was a delay of more than half an hour in reaching their destinations. “I have been waiting here for last 30 minutes to board the metro, but the service has been affected due to some technical snag. We are not sure when it will be normalised. I have to reach Kashmiri Gate metro station, but there is no clue regarding this,” said Mohan Singh, a daily commuter at Lajpat Nagar metro station.