The Réseau express métropolitain, Montreal’s newest mass-transit system, had to halt service in both directions during its first rush-hour commute on Monday, forcing passengers to get off the trains and triggering the service’s emergency backup plan.
Shortly after 9 a.m., service resumed in both directions.
The southern branch of the REM, which links Brossard on the South Shore and downtown Montreal was inaugurated last Friday.
Just before 8 a.m., the driverless trains stopped running, and according to a message relayed to commuters, the delay was due to a “technical problem.”
Several trains at a standstill could be seen on the tracks near the Champlain Bridge.
Commuters on Montreal’s South Shore were forced to
