CHENNAI: As many as 20 early morning passengers were stranded between High Court and Central Stations when a Metro train halted midway due to a glitch on Tuesday.
They were, however, safely rescued, and train services resumed from 6.30 am, the authorities said.
“Due to a technical issue, the Metro train halted between the High Court station and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr MG Ramachandran Central Metro Station. Immediate evacuation was done, and the train was promptly withdrawn from the line,” the Chennai Metro Rail said in a release.
Normal operations resumed at 6.20 am, it said and regretted the inconvenience caused to the passengers.
“Metro train services between Airport and Wimco Nagar Depot on Blue Line have resumed normal Operations. Central Metro to St Thomas Mount on the Green Line are also running as per the normal schedule,” the Chennai Metro Rail said in a post on the social media platform X.