Passenger jumps onto track, disrupts Purple Line services

Bengaluru: An alarming incident took place on Tuesday on the Purple Line at Vijayanagar Metro station. A person stepped onto the track as a Metro train was approaching, causing a delay in traffic on the Purple Line. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has expressed regret for the inconvenience presently caused to passengers.

The event occurred at Vijayanagar metro station. Around 1:31 in the afternoon, while the metro train was arriving, the individual got down onto the track, resulting in delayed movement on the Purple Line. An atmosphere of anxiety prevailed for some time after the incident.

BMRCL conveyed details through a post on social media platform X, stating that at about 13:31 hours a passenger jumped onto the up track when a train was arriving at the platform at Vijayanagar metro station. Station officials immediately adopted emergency measures, rescued the person concerned and admitted him to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

While safety and rescue operations continued, train services were run on the unaffected portions of the Purple Line between Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station (Majestic) and Whitefield (Kadugodi), and between Mysore Road and Challaghatta, with the intention of lessening inconvenience to the public.

Metro movement on the Purple Line was brought back to normal from 1:58 pm. No disruption occurred to metro services on the Green Line and Yellow Line.

BMRCL, while expressing regret for the inconvenience caused to passengers, also thanked the public for the cooperation and patience displayed on this occasion.

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