Stop Press – SkyTrain Fizzles Again – UPDATED
Posted by zweisystem on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Once again, SkyTrain breaks down and during rush hour too!
This nonsense of having only one metro line to service downtown Vancouver, demonstrates just how bad TransLink’s planning is – one breakdown and the system fizzles.
From CKNW Radio News
http://www.cknw.com/2013/10/22/skytrain-problem/
Here is TransLinkai??i??s statement: Ai??Due to a problem between Main and Broadway Station on the ExpoLine customers will have some significant delays and gaps in service. Ai??Currently, the Millennium Line running from VCC-Clark to Columbia and back, and SkyTrain is running from King George to Edmonds. Ai??There is a shuttle train running from Edmonds to Main, and service is running from Main to Downtown Stations. Ai??There will be significant delays on the Expo Line this morning, please give yourself lots of extra time or make some alternate arrangements to get to your destination.
CKNWai??i??S Terry Schintz is trying to get to work from Burnaby ai??i?? Frustration is really starting to build along the Skytrain line as thousands of commuters are going to be late, yet again today.
Wednesday
Human error blamed as thousands faced significant SkyTrain delays Tuesday morning
Vancouver Sun October 22, 2013
VANCOUVER – Thousands of SkyTrain commuters faced significant delays this morning as a result of a damaged power rail between Main and Broadway stations.
Fred Cummings, the president of the B.C. Rapid Transit Co., which operates and maintains the SkyTrain, said the problem arose after crews incorrectly replaced a power rail on a section of the track Monday night.
When a train came along the track this morning, it snagged on the rail, and knocked out the automatic power control cable on the track, shutting the system down.
The section of track had to be closed for several hours as TransLink investigated and repaired the problem, Cummings said.
“We don’t have disruptions like this very often , thankfully. This one really was human error,” Cummings said. “We apologize for the disruption of service. We want to do everything we can to prevent this from happening again.”
The service is running normally again but had alternated throughout the morning.
The Millennium Line will run from VCC-Clark Station to Columbia Station and back. On the Expo Line there is service from King George to Joyce. A shuttle train will run from Joyce to Nanaimo to Main stations.
Service is running from Main Street to downtown Vancouver stations and bus bridges have been set up from Joyce to Main and from Main to VCC-Clark.
