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Train stuck in tunnel due to technical fault on Blue Line of Chennai Metro. It became dark inside due to power failure. Passengers had to walk 500 meters to reach the next station, due to which passengers faced problems and reached their destination late. However later the service became completely normal.
Chennai. The Blue Line service of Chennai Metro, which provides convenient travel to the people, has become a cause of trouble. The metro train going from Wimco Nagar depot to Chennai Airport stopped in the subway (tunnel) between Central Metro and High Court station early in the morning. Electricity was cut off in the train and a large number of passengers were trapped inside. Passengers said that there was darkness in the train for about 10 minutes and no information was given. Because of this people got scared and started feeling suffocated. After this again there was an announcement from the Metro. Then people felt relieved. Passengers were asked to get down from the train and walk to the High Court metro station, which was about 500 meters away, and people went there on foot.
Such a video is going viral on social media, in which hundreds of passengers are seen walking in a dark tunnel in a line, holding the handrail. Many people were moving slowly with their belongings. People going to office in the morning faced problems. According to Chennai Metro Rail Limited, this problem occurred due to power failure or technical fault. After about half an hour of effort, all the passengers were taken out safely.
According to Chennai Metro, no passenger was injured. In the afternoon, all services on the Blue Line (Airport to Wimco Nagar Depot) and Green Line (Central Metro to St. Thomas Mount) became completely normal. The Metro administration has apologized for the inconvenience caused to the passengers. Such incidents have happened several times before, but the passengers faced problems when the train got stuck in the tunnel during the morning peak hour. Passengers had to walk. After this problem, questions have started being raised on the security arrangements and emergency plan of Chennai Metro. Passengers say that better arrangements should be made to avoid such situations in future, so that people do not face any problem in coming out of the tunnel.
Incidents have happened before
Incidents of trains getting stuck in the tunnel and passengers walking on foot have already happened in Chennai Metro. In November 2020, the train stopped due to a technical fault near Thirumang, and around 30 passengers had to walk through the tunnel walkway to the station. In February 2023 also, the train stopped at the same place, passengers again had to walk through the tunnel. In August 2023, services were disrupted by an overhead line fault near Guindy, with passengers evacuated from the walkway near Alandur station. In December 2024, a train derailed due to flow of water and sand near Tondiarpet, but there was no evacuation on foot. In an incident in August 2024, a passenger had to walk half a kilometer through a dark tunnel.
