Kolkata Metro Chaos: Services Halted, Commuters Stranded During Peak Hours

• Kolkata Metro services were disrupted during morning peak hours due to a mechanical fault and power outage.
• A metro train got stuck inside the tunnel between Netaji Bhavan and Rabindra Sadan; passengers were safely evacuated.
• Service was suspended between Central and Mahanayak Uttam Kumar for nearly 45 minutes from 7 AM.
• Truncated services are currently running on routes like Dakshineswar to Central, and Mahanayak Uttam Kumar to Shahid Khudiram.
• This follows a disruption on the Blue Line on Sunday due to a suicide, causing further commuter inconvenience.

Why It Matters: Kolkata Metro faces significant disruptions, stranding commuters during peak hours for the second consecutive day.