Train operations were hit on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro on Tuesday for the entire duration of the services, after a suspected cable theft incident between the Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank stations led to a signalling problem, resulting in train movement being operated manually and at reduced speeds, Metro officials said.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said delays were occurring on the down line from Dwarka towards Noida Electronic City and Vaishali, with trains bunching up close to each other as they were being allowed to operate only at a maximum speed of 25 km/hr.
“This has resulted in track circuit drop (signalling issue) in this section restricting the trains to move in manual mode with limited speed of up to 25km/hr only. Because of this, there will be minor bunching of trains between these two stations,” said Anuj Dayal, principal executive director, corporate communications, DMRC.
