" We were having a smooth cruise inside the tunnel . Suddenly all went dark , freaking all passengers inside the coach ! Thanks to the Pneumatic Braking System of the rake ! It made us reach the station ! " , said a motorman of Kolkata Metro .
Today Morning ( Thursday , 23/02/2017 ) , this was the condition of metro ! Luckily , it wasn't a fault of Metro . Fault Credit goes to Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC).
Sources said that 3 Units of CESC's Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant , which generates 750 MW stopped . This affected parts of North , Central and South Kolkata .
The Power Cut lasted for 15 minutes , resulting in Indisciplined Condition of both Underground and Over ground stations , as well as Road Transportations .
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The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) was given responsibility to supply Electricity to the City until CESC's Condition Improves .
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Today Morning ( Thursday , 23/02/2017 ) , this was the condition of metro ! Luckily , it wasn't a fault of Metro . Fault Credit goes to Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC).
A Non-AC rake standing inside
a dark station during power fault
Random Photo Clicked
during Power Cut
Sources said that 3 Units of CESC's Budge Budge Thermal Power Plant , which generates 750 MW stopped . This affected parts of North , Central and South Kolkata .
"Kolkata Metro's Electricity Supply is currently feeded by 4 receiving substations, that is equal to 8 Feeders . No trains were completely stuck inside the tunnels . Only 1 train , which was approaching Shyambazar, got stuck inside the tunnel , with 3 coaches inside the station . Its quite unfortunate that all of our 4 Receiving Substations had Failure . This never happened before . Our rakes have a unique feature , called Pneumatic Braking System , which allows the train to automatically move towards the upcoming station even if there is a Power Cut . " , said Metro CPRO Indrani Banerjee .
The Power Cut lasted for 15 minutes , resulting in Indisciplined Condition of both Underground and Over ground stations , as well as Road Transportations .
Here's a Video from a well known Bengali News Channel :-
Watch Video
The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) was given responsibility to supply Electricity to the City until CESC's Condition Improves .
As I recieve more updates , photos and videos , I will Upgrade this particular Article . If you have photographs of Metro stuck inside Dark Station , Please forward them to me via email or Facebook . Till then , Stay tuned to this article and Kolkata Metro Section
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