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KOLKATA: Thousands of commuters of the city’s Metro Railway were stranded during the peak office hours on Thursday because a technical snag in the power supply line caused a disruption of services along the entire line for almost an hour and nearly a three-hour shutdown in the southern section that was extended about eight weeks ago. Metro Railway General Manager V. N. Tripathi has ordered an inquiry into the matter and asked for a report within three-four days. “An enquiry of senior level officers has been ordered. Action will be taken against them on the basis of the enquiry,” Mr. Tripathi said. At around 10-30 a.m. there was some problem with a rake near Shahid Khudiram station that led to an electrical fault in the third rail, which supplies power to the system, a spokesperson for Metro Railway said. “For about 45 minutes, services along the entire line were disrupted, while the section from Uttam Kumar station to Kavi Nazrul station remained shut until 1-20 p.m.,” he said. The ordeal for commuters wasn’t over even after services resumed as the trains were overcrowded to clear the backlog of passengers. Nearly 5 lakh people use the Metro services everyday. The extension of Metro services from Tollygunge (Uttam Kumar station) to Gariabazar (Kavi Nazrul station) has been mired with controversy ever since it was inaugurated on August 22. Passengers have complained of trains running late and several media reports about inadequate infrastructure have appeared. Officials however, deny that there are any serious lapses: “When any new service is introduced there will be a few hitches, but there have been no major technical snags in the extended line.”
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