{"id":20264,"date":"2023-08-02T14:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/bad-track-record-montreals-light-rail-system-suffers-3-disruptions-in-first-3-days\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T14:30:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:30:15","slug":"bad-track-record-montreals-light-rail-system-suffers-3-disruptions-in-first-3-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/bad-track-record-montreals-light-rail-system-suffers-3-disruptions-in-first-3-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad track record: Montreal’s light rail system suffers 3 disruptions in first 3 days"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MONTREAL \u2014 A computer problem has led to a third disruption in as many days for Montreal\u2019s new light-rail train line.<\/p>\n

The rail network, owned and managed by Quebec\u2019s public pension fund, says it was forced to deploy shuttle buses this morning to ferry commuters between Montreal\u2019s Central Station and the city\u2019s South Shore.<\/p>\n

The organization says a computer problem at the control centre led to a 30-minute delay at 5:30 a.m., when the first train of the day was scheduled to run.<\/p>\n

The light rail, known as the REM, shut down twice on Monday, it\u2019s first official day of service for paying commuters.<\/p>\n

Track switch problems caused a 75-minute delay at the height of Monday\u2019s morning commute, and again around 11 p.m.<\/p>\n

Officials say disruptions are expected as the system gets up and running.<\/p>\n

The first five stations of the 26-station, 67-kilometre electric rail network opened this week. The project\u2019s current price tag is about $7 billion.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2023 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n