Earthquake: Tremors felt in Delhi, Metro services disrupted

New Delhi: After mild tremors were reported at around 6.42 am in the national capital, metro services at many stations were halted and passengers were left stranded on Monday.

The disruption in metro services resulted in long queues at various metro stations in Delhi on Monday. This comes on a day when the Delhi Metro allowed metro trains to operate with full capacity starting today.

“Mild tremors were confirmed around 6.42 am (today). As a standard procedure, trains were run on cautionary speed and stationed at next platform. The services are now running normally,” said the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

A huge rush of commuters was also seen at the Nirman Vihar metro station in Delhi.
This comes a day after the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) allowed Delhi Metro to run at 100 per cent capacity, with sixteen additional entry gates of metro stations made operational from Monday.

#WATCH | Huge rush of commuters seen at Nirman Vihar metro station in Delhi

“Mild tremors were confirmed around 6.42 am. As a standard procedure, trains were run on cautionary speed & stationed at next platform. The services are now running normally,” says Delhi metro pic.twitter.com/jipPXyKj1T

— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2021

As per a statement, the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) is already facilitating passenger entry at all its stations through 260 gates.