REM service returning after switch problem causes slowdowns

A sign displaying the REM light rail system's station stops is shown at the Anse-a- l'Orme REM station during its inaugural run on the West Island line in Montreal, on Friday, May 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

A switch problem affected service on Montreal’s light-rail system, the REM, Tuesday morning.

Service is gradually returning across the network.

At various points in the morning, there were service slowdowns in the following areas:

• between Deux-Montagnes and Bois-Franc in both directions
• between Anse-à-l’Orme and Bois-Franc in both directions
• between Édouard-Montpetit and Du Ruisseau towards A1-Brossard

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