Bad Start For Lucknow Metro. Technical Snag & Protest Mar Day 1

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had taken to Twitter to vent out his anger over the credit given to the central government for the Lucknow metro project.

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party workers were lathi-charged by police as they protested over not being given due credit over the launch of the Metro.

The 8.5-km 'priority corridor' runs from Transport Nagar to Charbagh in the city. (INFO/PTI)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had jointly inaugurated the maiden run of the Lucknow Metro with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday. Governor Ram Naik was also present on the occasion.

Passengers, excited about their first trip on the much- awaited metro, were stuck till a team of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) came to their rescue. The passengers were taken out from the back through the emergency exit. "There was some fault in this traction and we are working on it. All trains are plying on the other parallel track," an LMRC official said.

There were no lights and no air-conditioning either when the train stopped near Mavaiya.

Hundreds of passengers were stuck inside the Lucknow Metro for over an hour due to a technical snag today, the first day of its commercial run, officials said. PIC/ @pankajjha_ Twitter.