Purple Line Metro services see brief halt

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Namma Metro services on the purple line disrupted for close to half-an-hour after a man allegedly entered the viaduct area.

After the incident, metro services were suspended between Mysuru Road station and Challaghatta.

Services were suspended from 3 pm to 3.27 pm. An official of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) reportedly said, “The Operational Control Centre (OCC) noticed illegal entry of a man on the viaduct between Jnanabharati and Pattangere. Immediately, power supply to the tracks were stopped. The train services were suspended between Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Kengeri metro station. as a safety precaution.”

The security team of the BMRCL is investigating the case, the officials said. The purpose behind the entry is yet to be ascertained. After 3.30 pm, train services resumed as normal.

This is not the first time services were halted on Namma Metro after passengers jumped onto metro tracks. In January, a young man jumped on the track when the train approached the metro station.

The loco pilot noticed the man on track and stopped the train by applying emergency brakes. The BMRCL staff immediately halted the power supply to the train through the emergency trip system.

The incident happened on the Green Line. The BMRCL stressed that it is strictly prohibited to venture into metro tracks as it is highly dangerous.

“The tracks are powered by the Third Rail running along the track, carrying 750 Volts.