Public transport users in greater Montreal had a difficult day on Friday, with long service interruptions which paralyzed a good portion of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) and which are still paralyzing the green line of the metro.
Operations between Angrignon and Berri-UQAM stations were paused at 10:20 a.m. due to water infiltration, according to information from the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). Around 4 p.m., the STM was still not able to establish a time to restart service since the water continued to accumulate.
“There was a break in the City of Westmount’s water main early this morning near the Lionel-Groulx station,” confirmed Amélie Regis, corporate advisor for the STM, by email on Friday.
Corrugated panels were installed during the first water infiltration. However, “these did not hold,” she said.
A shuttle service has been set up between the Lionel-Groulx and Angrignon stations. According to several users on X, service is also slow between Beaudry and Honoré-Beaugrand stations, located east of the green line.
The situation also caused a service interruption on the same portion of the green line at 6 a.m. Service was able to resume around 7 a.m.
REM paralyzed
The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) was also shut down for two hours on Friday midday.
Photo Agence QMI, JOEL LEMAY
The interruption, which extended from the Panama station to the Central Station, was justified by the weather conditions.
Normal service resumed in both directions shortly before 2 p.m.
