Montrealers faced with REM, Exo service disruptions during Friday morning commute

Montreal's Côte-de-Liesse REM station on Sept. 25, 2025. (Lola Kalder, CityNews)

By News Staff

Posted February 20, 2026 6:46 am.

Last Updated February 20, 2026 10:29 am.

Greater Montreal area commuters were off to a rough start Friday morning with outages affecting REM and Exo train lines.

Service on Exo’s Vaudreuil/Hudson line was affected with trains being cancelled during peak commute hours Friday morning, according to Exo’s website.

Earlier Friday morning, a part of the Deux-Montagnes line was closed in both directions after a truck collided with the protective cover of an overpass.

Service was interrupted between Sunnybrooke and Côte-de-Liesse stations. Shuttle buses were operating between the two stations.

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