<p>The Metro train services were disrupted for over two hours on Thursday after a road-cum-rail-battery-powered loco derailed on the up track between the Swamy Vivekananda Road and Indiranagar stations.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The loco was under test and the derailment resulted in disruption of services between 6 am and a little over 8 am,” Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) said in a statement.<br /><br />The loco, which has been recently acquired by the BMRCL, was being tested at around 3 am when the power supply to one of the wheels got affected, leading to the derailment. The BMRCL had to switch-off power supply till about 8 am to fix the problem.<br /><br />Although the single line services started on the downline (MG Road to Baiyyappanahalli stations) from 8 am, normal services were restored only after 10.20 am. The up line (Baiyyappanahalli-MG Road), on which the loco had derailed, could not be used immediately.<br /><br />“Once in a week, we generally carry out routine testing before the normal services begin, to check power supply and some other parameters. Today’s was a small incident which will, in no way, affect the functioning of the Metro,” an official said.<br /><br />The BMRCL has maintained that such incidents with trains ferrying passengers were negligible. <br /><br />“This loco was acquired for periodical assessment of the situation. This will help prevent such incidents from occurring during actual operations,” the official said.<br /></p>
<p>The Metro train services were disrupted for over two hours on Thursday after a road-cum-rail-battery-powered loco derailed on the up track between the Swamy Vivekananda Road and Indiranagar stations.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The loco was under test and the derailment resulted in disruption of services between 6 am and a little over 8 am,” Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) said in a statement.<br /><br />The loco, which has been recently acquired by the BMRCL, was being tested at around 3 am when the power supply to one of the wheels got affected, leading to the derailment. The BMRCL had to switch-off power supply till about 8 am to fix the problem.<br /><br />Although the single line services started on the downline (MG Road to Baiyyappanahalli stations) from 8 am, normal services were restored only after 10.20 am. The up line (Baiyyappanahalli-MG Road), on which the loco had derailed, could not be used immediately.<br /><br />“Once in a week, we generally carry out routine testing before the normal services begin, to check power supply and some other parameters. Today’s was a small incident which will, in no way, affect the functioning of the Metro,” an official said.<br /><br />The BMRCL has maintained that such incidents with trains ferrying passengers were negligible. <br /><br />“This loco was acquired for periodical assessment of the situation. This will help prevent such incidents from occurring during actual operations,” the official said.<br /></p>
