BREAKING NEWS Barangaroo metro hit by 'mechanical error' during peak-hour
Metro staff in Sydney were forced to manually open doors of a train to let passengers off while it experienced a mechanical issue.
One traveler took to social media on Tuesday afternoon at about 4.15pm and said the the metro train at Barangaroo, going to Sydenham, was 'unable to move'.
'Lights dimmed before we got to the station. Doors opened fine, then after they closed we've been unable to move,' they said.
'Eleven minutes and counting. Person on PA says mechanical issue.'
A few minutes later, they said 'Metro staff are now manually trying to open the doors to let us out'.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Transport for NSW for comment.
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