REM halted due to ‘equipment breakdown'
A Réseau express métropolitain (REM) train makes its way towards downtown in Montreal, Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press)
The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) is down Wednesday morning between Gare Centrale in downtown Montreal and the Panama station in Brossard on the South Shore.
The network explains that the interruption, in both directions, is due to an equipment breakdown.
The agency was unable to determine when services would be back up and running.
Shuttle buses are available to help commuters get to their destinations.
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