Public transit commuters in Greater Montreal faced two separate service disruptions on Thursday morning, briefly affecting both the REM and the STM metro blue line before normal operations resumed.
The REM reported a slowdown across its network that lasted for nearly an hour, with reduced frequencies on the Deux-Montagnes and Brossard lines earlier in the morning. In a statement to CityNews, REM operator Pulsar said a technical issue in the train loading area reduced the number of trains available. Pulsar said service was never fully interrupted and trains continued to run, although at a slower pace than usual.
By late morning, the REM said service had returned to normal across the network. The disruption was also reflected in an early-morning post from REM_infoService, which cited a rolling stock problem as the cause of the slowdown.
Separately, STM metro service on the blue line was also affected by an outage that lasted for more than an hour between Snowdon and Parc stations. STM said the issue was related to equipment on the tracks. During the interruption, the transit agency provided shuttle service between the two stations to help passengers continue their trips.
Service on the blue line later resumed normally. An update from STM’s blue line account confirmed that métro service had returned to normal after the outage.
The two incidents added to the morning commute in the Montreal area, causing delays for riders on major transit routes. Although neither disruption lasted through the full day, both affected travel during peak hours and prompted temporary adjustments to transit service.
Public transit agencies in the city did not report any further issues after service was restored, and commuters were able to resume normal travel once the technical problems were resolved.
