16-07-2025
Collision shuts down ION service between Kitchener and Waterloo
Waterloo Regional Police at the scene of a crash involving an ION train at Grand River Hospital Station on July 16, 2025. (Dan Lauckner/CTV News)
LRT service was brought to a standstill Wednesday afternoon due to a collision involving an ION train at Grand River Hospital Station in Kitchener.
Waterloo Regional Police were on scene investigating, with forensics and collision officers focused on the front bumper of the train.
Grand River Transit said ION trains were not running between Willis Way/Waterloo Public Square Station and Market Station. Service between Laurier-Waterloo Park and Willis Way, and Kitchener Market Station and Borden Station, were limited to one track in both directions.
Shuttle buses were also deployed to help passengers get between Laurier-Waterloo Park Station and Borden Station.
