Nearly 20 Namma Metro faults since 2024: Tejasvi Surya seeks safety review
Nearly 20 reported technical faults and service disruptions have occurred across Bengaluru’s Namma Metro network since January 2024, with the Purple Line accounting for the highest number of incidents, according to Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya.Raising concerns over the repeated breakdowns, Mr. Surya said that he had consulted experts in metro safety and systems engineering before writing to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) with a set of recommendations aimed at improving operational safety. He also wrote to the Commissioner of Railway Safety (Southern Circle), urging the authority to take cognisance of the matter and initiate necessary measures to ensure that the BMRCL adheres to the highest standards of safety.Mr.
- ▪Nearly 20 reported technical faults and service disruptions have occurred across Bengaluru’s Namma Metro network since January 2024, with the Purple Line accounting for the highest number of incidents, according to Bengaluru South MP Tejasv
- ▪Surya said that he had consulted experts in metro safety and systems engineering before writing to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) with a set of recommendations aimed at improving operational safety.
- ▪He also wrote to the Commissioner of Railway Safety (Southern Circle), urging the authority to take cognisance of the matter and initiate necessary measures to ensure that the BMRCL adheres to the highest standards of safety.Mr.
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Nearly 20 reported technical faults and service disruptions have occurred across Bengaluru’s Namma Metro network since January 2024, with the Purple Line accounting for the highest number of incidents, according to Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya.Raising concerns over the repeated breakdowns, Mr. Surya, in an X post on Thursday (June 25, 2026), said that the issue was no longer about isolated technical glitches but pointed to a pattern that raises serious questions about the safety and reliability of metro operations.He stressed that the safety of passengers using Namma Metro must remain paramount and called for greater transparency and stronger oversight.Mr.
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