Large number of commuters stranded amid delays in Delhi Metro services on red line

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Delhi Metro services on the busy red line were hit on Monday morning leaving large number of commuters stranded in the early morning hours. “Delay in services is being observed between Inderlok and Pitampura on red line. “There are normal services on all other lines. The red line has 29 stations that runs from Rithala to Shaheed Sthal with a total distance of 34.55 km,” DMRC said in a statement.

Akshay Joshi, a commuter, said the metro coming from Ghaziabad stopped several times before Kashmere Gate. “DMRC should resolve the issue,” he added.

Several commuters also took to social media expressing outrage over frequent disruptions.

Gaurav Gautam, another commuter, said the Red Line wasn’t working properly.

“I waited for 15 minutes for the gates of the metro to be opened at Rithala metro station,” Gautam said. Ravi Aryan, another commuter said there was a significant delay for people like him trying to travel from Rithala towards Shaheed Sthal.

Some commuters at Rithala metro station were also seen arguing with the metro staff.

Metro services have already seen multiple instances of services getting disrupted in this month.

Last week, DMRC stated that three of the six such instances in June so far were technical glitches while the remaining ones occurred due to external factors such as bird-hits or external objects, such as manjha (kite strings) coming in contact with the Overhead Equipment (OHE), resulting in a breakdown.

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