Mumbai Metro Line 1 services disrupted during evening rush hours

A technical fault in a train at Andheri station caused delays on Mumbai Metrorsquos GhatkoparVersova Line 1 during Monday eveningrsquos rush hour officials saidThe snag was reported at around 5 pm disrupting one of the cityrsquos busiest metro corridors and inconveniencing thousands of commuters heading homeHuge crowds were seen at metro stations due to a halt of services during peak hoursldquoServices are delayed due to a technical fault We regret the inconvenience and appreciate passengersrsquo patience while efforts are underway to restore servicesrdquo Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd MMOPL said on social media platform X at 530 pmSERVICE UPDATE Services are delayed due to a technical fault We regret the inconvenience caused and appreciate your support while efforts are on to regularize servicesmdash Mumbai Metro MumbaiMetro01 November 3 2025Ten minutes later MMOPL announced that services had resumed though it did not specify the nature of the faultTrain operations have resumed Efforts are on to regularise services as per schedule We appreciate the continued support said an another MMOPL post on XSources told the PTI that a rake developed a glitch at Andheri bringing it to a halt The faulty train was later towed away by another rakeA train at Andheri Metro Station developed a technical fault today but Mumbai Metro Onersquos rapid response team was quick to act The affected train was coupled with a rescue train and cleared in record time ensuring minimal disruption Services were regularised within 15 to 20 minutes and are now running as per schedule reaffirming Mumbai Metro Onersquos commitment to speed safety and reliability an official spokesperson saidThe disruption led to long queues and crowding at multiple metro stations Some passengers claimed that there were no trains running between Versova and Ghatkopar for about 45 minutes and criticised the lack of clear announcements as per the PTIAn MMOPL spokesperson said further details of the incident would be shared laterThe Mumbai Metro Line 1 which serves around five lakh commuters daily is a key eastwest link connecting Versova Andheri and Ghatkopar Opened in June 2014 it also integrates with other metro corridors mdash Line 2A at DN Nagar Line 7 at Western Express Highway and Line 3 at Marol NakaMeanwhile In an another metro updates Mumbai Metro Line 4 project is now over 845 per cent complete the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority MMRDA said on Monday after installing 56metre steel span overnight at the GoregaonMulund Link Road GMLR sectionAccording to an official statement the Metro Line 4 Wadala to Kasarvadavali took a significant step forward as a 56metrelong 450tonne steel span was successfully installed overnight at the busy GMLR BhandupndashSonapur JunctionIt said that the installation carried out by MMRDArsquos engineering teams required precision under challenging conditions including unseasonal rainwith PTI inputs