In pics: Commuters sweat it out as snag cripples Delhi Metro’s Blue Line

Travelling on Delhi Metro’s Blueline, which connects Dwarka with Noida and Vaishali, became a nightmare for passengers yet again on Monday evening.

Travelling on Delhi Metro’s Blue Line, which connects Dwarka with Noida and Vaishali, became a nightmare for passengers yet again on Monday evening.

People at Rajiv Chowk Metro station after a snag hit services on the Blue Line. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT Photo)

Due to the breakdown of an overhead wire between Subhash Nagar and Tilak Nagar Metro stations, operations on the entire 51-km-long route remained affected for two-and-half hours.

People stranded at Rajiv Chowk. The snag was reported at 4.35pm and got rectified at about 7.05pm.

According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation officials, the snag led to bunching of trains which in turn led people to spend double the usual time travelling on the same route.

People wait at Rajiv Chowk station. Technical problems have become a routine on the various lines of the Delhi Metro network.

The Blue Line carries over 30% of the Metro passengers and since most part is elevated, the vulnerability to snag is higher.

People wait at Barakhamba Road Metro station. The Blue Line line has 44 stations from Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida City Centre with a length of 51.35 km and a branch line consisting of seven stations from Yamuna Bank to Vaishali, with a length of 8.85-km.

People outside Rajiv Chowk Metro station.