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Time of India
an hour ago
- General
- Time of India
Suicide bid at Central stn stalls Metro services for 1 hour
Kolkata: Metro services on the North-South (Blue) line were disrupted for an hour on Saturday following a suicide bid at Central station. Though truncated services were operated, several commuters were hassled as no trains were available in the Maidan-Girish Park section until 12.55 pm. Around 11.55 am, a man jumped before a Dakshineswar-bound train at the Central station, a Metro Railway spokesperson said. The third rail, which supplies electricity to the rakes, was switched off to rescue the man from the tracks and give him medical aid. "Truncated services were run between Maidan and New Garia (Kavi Subhas) stations and between Girish Park and Dakshineswar stations for an hour," the Metro official said. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Cops from Bowbazar PS were called in. The man reportedly survived. Normal services on the entire New Garia-Dakshineswar stretch resumed from 12.55 pm. Even as the rush hour was just ending and it was a Saturday, several commuters were inconvenienced with no services being provided from either the northern or the southern terminals to the central business district. "As trains were going up to Maidan, I decided to avail the Metro and take a bus to my workplace at Chandni Chowk. Fortunately, I managed to board a crowded bus even as I was late for work by an hour," Abhirup Das, an executive, said. tnn
Time of India
28-06-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Maidan-Tolly metro services hit by snag
Kolkata: Metro services in the North-South corridor were disrupted for over an hour on Saturday afternoon as a Dakshineswar-bound train came to a halt at Jatin Das Park station around 3.30 pm. Metro Railway officials said the section between Jatin Das Park and Netaji Bhavan stations developed a technical glitch. The snag resulted in the temporary suspension of services between Maidan and Tollygunge stations, impacting trains travelling in both the Up and Down directions. Normal services resumed at 4.40 pm, Metro Railway officials said. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata "We are trying to address the technical fault and restore normal services as soon as we can. Meanwhile, truncated services are being run on the Maidan-Dakshineswar section and between Tollygunge (Mahanayak Uttam Kumar) and New Garia (Kavi Subhas) stations," a Metro Railway spokesperson had said at the time of the disruption. He later said, "Normal services across Dakshineswar and New Garia were restored at 4.40 pm. " Witnesses said the Up train suddenly stopped at 3.34 pm. Technicians and engineers were called in to inspect. The third rail in the Jatin Das Park-Netaji Bhavan section was switched off, following which no train ran between Maidan and Tollygunge. "It was raining heavily and buses were overcrowded when metro services were suspended," said Bishakha Mukherjee, on her way home in Dum Dum from Hazra. "Despite the sudden surge, I took a cab to the office," said Sayantani Das, who works in an office in Esplanade.
