Two downtimes on the orange line
I went out to shop in Little Italy on Friday afternoon, but for some reason the 55 bus was packed to the doors – around 1 pm. I couldn’t figure it out. After my quick shopping excursion, the northbound bus was almost as bad. It wasn’t students, either – too early for them.
I should have twigged. The orange line was down, twice in one day, and going by Twitter, it still is. The STM is running emergency buses, presumably along St‑Denis, but clearly a lot of people felt the 55 was a better bet.
Update: Of course it eventually resumed, but not before creating some minor chaos.
Nicholas 18:52 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
It was fixed, but it delayed again, now reprise graduelle.
Ian 18:57 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
It sounds like the first one was pepper spray, any idea what the second incident was?
Kate 19:34 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
Saw something about medical intervention, can’t find a link on that.
Brief TVA item mentions “une intervention des services d’urgence.”
DeWolf 20:11 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
New York and London both have screens at the entrance of metro stations that announce the current state of service on every line. I wish we had that here because it would have saved me a ticket this afternoon.
dwgs 22:15 on 2024-01-26 Permalink
DeWolf, if you go through the turnstiles and then find that the line is down you can ask for a refund at the ticket booth.
DeWolf 21:03 on 2024-01-27 Permalink
@dwgs I had no idea, thanks!