Overview
- Mumbai Metro Line 1, which imposed temporary speed limits Thursday after overnight rail grinding, ran slower trains and saw crowded platforms.
- The operator said the work with Bangalore Metro aimed to improve track quality and ride comfort as a routine upkeep measure.
- The first official update arrived at 10:21 am on X after commuters had reported long waits and bunching since about 8 am.
- Services began to stabilise later in the morning, and riders asked for earlier alerts and off-peak scheduling to reduce peak-hour disruption.
- The Versova–Andheri–Ghatkopar corridor carries heavy daily ridership with four-coach trains, which critics said worsened crowding during the slowdown.