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Commuter metal chain lodged in Purple Line door guideway disrupted Cubbon Park metro for 18 minutes
The Hindu··27 Jun
The Hindu reported BMRCL said incident between 7.36 pm and 7.54 pm on June 25 caused evening peak overcrowding with no technical malfunction found in door operating system inspection.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Loose accessories can disrupt metro door systems.
- Purple Line has seen multiple recent disruptions.
- BMRCL distinguishes passenger-caused from technical faults.
What's Happening
- A metal chain blocked metro doors at Cubbon Park.
- Service was disrupted for about 18 minutes.
- No mechanical failure was detected.
Reliability Context
- This was the third disruption in a week.
- Evening peak commuters faced delays.
- Safety review demands preceded the incident.
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