REM service disruptions Wednesday morning, third time in three days
Posted November 1, 2023 8:56 am.
Last Updated November 1, 2023 9:03 am.
The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) saw another service disruption on Wednesday morning just after 7 a.m., in both directions.
The REM reported stoppages towards Gare centrale in Montreal, as well as towards Brossard.
Service resumed at around 7:15 a.m.
It seems a computer system failure in train control is to blame.
In the event of REM interruptions lasting more than 20 minutes during rush hour, buses must be deployed.
Audible and visual messages are also to be transmitted in the trains cars and in the network’s stations.
On Monday, dozens of passengers on the REM were trapped for more than two hours when the train service linking downtown Montreal to Brossard broke down during rush hour. They said it was due to a computer failure.
There were also outages on Tuesday morning. A piece of maintenance equipment got stuck they explained.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Nov. 1, 2023, and translated by CityNews.
