India, Dec. 2 -- A Chennai Metro train experienced a glitch on Tuesday morning, with commuters getting stuck inside for a while before being evacuated.

The train was reportedly stuck inside a tunnel between two metro stations and viral visuals showed commuters stranded inside in what appeared to be a power failure.

The Chennai Metro Rail later issued a statement, saying the train was halted between the High Court Station and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro Station, due to a "technical issue".

"Immediate evacuation was done, and the train was promptly withdrawn from the line. Normal operations have resumed at 06.20 AM," the statement read.

The development came weeks after commuters on Bengaluru's Namma Metro faced...