Metro Menace

The Metro Rail service is often far too slow at peak hours, especially in the morning. One gets the feeling that the engine is incapable of pulling the overcrowded compartments. Often the train literally trudges into and out of the middle stations. And once the passenger pressure starts to ease out on the train approaching the terminal station, the desired speed is restored. And no matter how clean the stations look, the tracks are perhaps cleaned only once in a blue moon. The stagnant water in between the first and the second rails may just be the ideal breeding ground for the city's dreaded mosquitoes. Whatever may be the difficulty, technical or organisational, there is much scope for improvement in the city's underground rail services.