Only three of six disruptions in June due to technical snag: Delhi Metro

Facing criticism over frequent disruptions in Metro services this month, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday said only three of the six such instances so far in June were technical glitches, and the remainder occurred due to external factors such as bird-hits or external objects, such as manjha (kite strings) coming in contact with the Overhead Equipment (OHE), resulting in a breakdown.

There have been three disruptions on the Blue Line during this month so far and one each on the Violet and Red Lines.

“In June so far, there have been six instances wherein Metro services were impacted– from a few minutes to a couple of hours. However, three were minor incidences wherein services were delayed for a few minutes on a very limited section to fix the impacted train or signalling system– a normal procedure in such a vast technical set up which keeps providing safe, reliable and punctual Metro services for most part of the day throughout the year,” said Anuj Dayal, principal executive director, corporate communications at DMRC.