Technical Glitch Halts Kolkata Metro Services on Blue Line
Metro Railway services between Dakshineswar and Dumdum stations were suspended for over 40 minutes on Saturday due to a signal point system glitch. Services between Dumdum and New Garia (Kavi Subhas) were unaffected. Normal operations resumed by 1:45 pm after the issue was rectified.
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Metro Railway services on the Blue Line's Dakshineswar to Dumdum section were interrupted for over 40 minutes on Saturday due to a technical glitch in the signal point system, an official reported.
A Kolkata Metro spokesperson confirmed that services between Dumdum and New Garia (Kavi Subhas) remained operational during this period.
The Dakshineswar-Dumdum stretch features four stations, all located in the northern part of Kolkata.
After engineers rectified the issue, normal services on the entire Blue Line corridor, which runs from Dakshineswar to New Garia (Kavi Subhas), resumed at 1:45 pm.
The official statement noted that the problem began at 1 pm, and engineering teams worked promptly to resolve it. Normal operations resumed shortly thereafter.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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