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By Express News ServiceHYDERABAD: On Tuesday night, metro stations on Corridor 1 of Hyderabad Metro Rail witnessed delays up to 45 minutes and many stations including Irrum Manzil, Musarambagh and Assembly. As passenger apprehensions kept increasing after several minutes of waiting, an announcement of a technical glitch was made across all the stations of Corridor 1. Speaking to Express, Anil Kumar Saini, COO of Railway Systems, L&T Metro Rail, said, “To fix the issue and get the entire system in motion, it took about half an hour. It is possible that weather conditions and pollution levels can affect the functioning of the CBTC technology used. Communications-based train control (CBTC) is a form of railway signaling system that uses telecommunication between the train and track equipment to tackle traffic management and infrastructure control.