Delhi Metro's Magenta Line services between RK Puram and IGI T1 Airport hit during evening rush hours

WNEW DELHI: Delhi Metro services on the Magenta line were affected due to technical glitches during the evening rush hours on Monday. 

The technical snag occurred due to Over Head Electrification problem on the line between RK Puram and IGI T1 Airport metro stations around 16.10 hours, reported ANI news agency.

The 24.82-km stretch between Kalkaji Mandir and Janakpuri West was inaugurated in May this year.

Several people took to Twitter and other social media site to express anguish.

There seems to be snag in #DelhiMetro' Magenta Line, only one track is functional.

— Tarique Anwer (@tanwer_m) July 13, 2018

Today I struggled at delhi metro's
Magenta line due to #DelhiRains. But now everything is ok

— Vishnu Das (@vishnu_digital) July 13, 2018

Bc magenta line has haulted so much... it took more than 2 hours to cover from botanical to janakpuri mann! It takes only 55mins

— Arya Stark (@paharganj2paris) July 13, 2018

@DelhiMetro_ Magenta line fails Monsoon test? Slight rain and operations affected. More than 2hra wasted. @HardeepSPuri @MoHUA_India @ArvindKejriwal

— kriti agarwal (@kritisays) July 13, 2018

While some Twitter users said that normal services have resumed on the Magenta line, others complained that the metro services continued to be delayed.

With agency inputs