India, Oct. 4 -- Just days before the underground Metro Line 3, or the Aqua Line, is extended all the way up to Cuffe Parade, a technical glitch forced the evacuation of a train on this metro corridor on Friday afternoon. Trains on Lines 7 and 2A also encountered technical issues on Friday evening.

Sources said smoke was seen when the underground metro train on Line 3 pulled into Santacruz station. This allegedly happened due to brake binding, which caused friction in the wheels.

Without offering a reason, a spokesperson for Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), which operates this metro line, said in a statement: "Today, at 14:44 hrs, train moving towards Acharya Atre Chowk faced technical issue while approaching Santacruz station. As ...