Commuters wait for buses outside a Metro station after Delhi Metro rail services were disrupted following power outage in New Delhi, India

Commuters wait for buses outside a Metro station after Delhi Metro rail services were disrupted following power outage in New Delhi, India.

Due to the collapse of the northern electricity transmission grid during the wee hours of Monday morning, several states in North India were affected as the outage crippled services like trains. Here, passengers sit in a train and wait for power to get restored at a railway station in New Delhi

Indian railway workers sit near a rail track as they wait for power to restore at the New Delhi railway station

Stranded passengers wait for their trains at the New Delhi railway station in New Delhi

Passengers sit in a train as they wait for power to get restore, at a railway station

Stranded passengers wait for power to get restored at New Delhi railway station in New Delhi

A stranded passenger brushes his teeth at the door of a stationary train compartment following the power outage that struck in the early hours of Monday

Passengers wait for a metro train at Rajiv Chowk station in New Delhi on Monday. Metro services were hit badly as most parts of north India reeled under severe power outages due to collapse of the northern electricity transmission grid on Monday early morning.

Empty railway tracks are seen following a power failure at New Delhi railway station on Monday. Train services were hit badly as most parts of north India reeled under severe power outages due to collapse of the northern electricity transmission grid on Monday early morning

Empty railway tracks are seen following a power failure at New Delhi railway station on Monday. Train services were hit badly as most parts of north India reeled under severe power outages due to collapse of the northern electricity transmission grid on Monday early morning