Lucknow metro develops snag on maiden run, leaves hundreds of passengers stranded without lights, AC

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro developed a snag on its maiden commercial run on Wednesday.

Many passengers, who had taken the inaugural run of the train, were stuck between Mawaiyya and Durgapuri stations for over 30 minutes. The snag has been attributed to a glitch in the traction pump.

While several passengers said they enjoyed the metro ride, there were many who aired their disappointment as they missed their onward trains and some were stranded in the coach with the gates not opening.

Hundreds of passengers were stuck inside the metro for over an hour due to a technical snag.  There were no lights and no air- conditioning either when the train stopped near Mavaiya. The passengers were stuck till a team of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) came to their rescue. They were taken out from the back through the emergency exit.

“There was some fault in this traction and we are working on it. All trains are plying on the other parallel track,” an LMRC official said.

The snag developed around 6.38 am. Many school going children were also spotted stranded inside a metro train.

Union home minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the first phase of the Lucknow Metro Rail on Tuesday. They also took a ride on the 8.5 kms stretch along with Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik and other dignitaries.

There are eight stations on the stretch, starting from Transport Nagar to Charbagh station.