Commuters face tough time as Metro slows on Blue Line

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Commuters on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro, that connects Noida City Centre to Delhi’s Dwarka in Delhi, faced a tough time on Friday evening as the trains were slowed down due to a maintenance issue.

The delay in the service also caused a rush at metro stations, and a few were forced to abort their Metro ride.

“It took me around an hour to reach Rajiv Chowk from Noida Sector 16 today (Friday). It usually takes me 25-30 minutes,” said Pankaj Kumar, a daily commuter.

“I got down at Rajiv Chowk and took an auto to my home in Dwarka. You never know how long it would take,” said Sanjeev, a software engineer working in Noida.

A Delhi Metro official said that the delay was caused by some “maintenance work” of the overhead wires at Dwarka.