Overview
- Metro services on the Blue Line were interrupted twice on June 27 after commuters allegedly jumped onto tracks, prompting immediate rescue operations.
- A person who entered the tracks at Kalighat was rescued by Metro staff and emergency teams and services on that stretch were restored within about 25 minutes.
- A second incident at Belgachia led to truncated train runs while crews carried out a rescue and safety checks, with full operations resuming after roughly 45 minutes of disruption.
- Metro Railway cut power to the third rail, signalled drivers and ran limited services between specified stations to allow safe track access and post-incident inspections.
- Kolkata Police and Metro officials said both individuals were taken to nearby hospitals, are being treated as suicide attempts, and that identities and legal formalities are being verified; the Blue Line’s heavy daily use makes such interruptions especially disruptive.