Hundreds of Delhi Metro’s commuters travelling to Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and Janakpuri West have once again caught up in havoc situation in the peak office hours for more than an hour due to a technical issue occurred in the Magenta Line. The Line provides connectivity from Botanical Garden in Noida to Janakpuri West in Delhi.
The technical snag occurred at around 7 am between Palam and Terminal I stations due to which the services on the Magenta Line got delayed for nearly one and half hours. “The services were affected amaintenance issue on a small stretch on Down line (going towards Botanical Garden) between Palam and Sadar Bazar stations of the Magenta Line,. However, the Delhi metro
has operated the train services on the stretch on a restricted time and loops,” said a Delhi Metro Rail Coporation (DMRC) official.
The DMRC kept the passengers information about the delay and update on the about the services on the section. Besides, the DMRC operated services on single line (through Up line) between Janakpuri West and Sadar Bazar Cantonment section from 6 AM to 8:18 AM. It also ran train services on short loop between Sadar Bazar.
“From 8:18 AM onwards, trains on the affected 700 metre stretch between Palam and Sadar Bazar Cantonment stations are running with a restricted speed of 10 KMPH. This is being necessitated as a precautionary measure due to a civil maintenance issues. Further, from 10 PM onwards, services between Janakpuri West and Terminal 1 IGI Airport section would again be run on single line with headway of around 15 minutes to undertake the civil maintenance work. The services in rest of the line will remain normal,” said DMRC.
However, the services were resumed after an hour and half at around 10:30. The Magenta Line (Line 8) connects from from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden consisting 25 stations with 10 major interchange sections to Blue, yellow. Violet, Red and Green Line. Unlike the Airport Line, this section provides a direct connectivity to Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.