Kolkata Metro services on the North-South corridor were disrupted for about an hour on Monday evening after a technical glitch at Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station in Tollygunge, with the interruption occurring during the heavy Maha Ashtami travel period. Services were restored across the Blue Line at 6.23 pm, officials said.
The technical problem was reported at around 5.31 pm at Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station. The station is located on the North-South corridor, also known as the Blue Line, which runs between Dakshineswar and Kavi Subhash. The disruption affected train operations along the corridor while large numbers of people were using the Metro to travel to Durga Puja pandals across Kolkata.
Following the fault, Kolkata Metro operated truncated services in both directions between Maidan and Dakshineswar stations. This meant that trains did not run along the entire stretch of the corridor during the disruption, according to officials quoted in the report.
The timing of the interruption coincided with Maha Ashtami, one of the busiest days of the Durga Puja festival. The Metro is a key public transport option for pandal-hopping across the city during the festival, when passenger demand rises sharply around major celebrations. The supplied report did not provide figures for passenger volumes during the disruption or details of crowding at affected stations.
Officials said the technical issue was resolved and services resumed along the entire Blue Line at 6.23 pm. The restoration brought back through services on the corridor after the temporary operation between Maidan and Dakshineswar.
The incident involved a disruption on the North-South corridor rather than a reported closure of the entire Kolkata Metro network. The report did not specify the nature of the technical fault, the equipment involved, whether any trains were evacuated, or whether passengers faced injuries or other safety incidents. It also did not state whether the disruption led to delays after full services resumed.
For passengers travelling during the evening Puja rush, the interruption affected the Metro’s normal operation at a time when citywide movement was particularly concentrated around festival destinations. The immediate operational response was to run trains on a shortened section while the issue at Tollygunge was addressed.
Kolkata Metro officials said the Blue Line had returned to service across its full stretch by 6.23 pm. No further operational details or additional disruptions were reported in the supplied account.
