A switch problem causes rush hour chaos on the Canada Line
A switch problem caused rush hour chaos on the Canada Line Thursday night, but not reported that if a switch fails on a LRT/tram line, the problem is local and can be dealt by locally by a (in the English vernacular) a temporary ‘pointsman’. The failed switch can be operated manually, until it can be repaired after the line ceases operation for the night, causing little or no customer delay – simple.
Customer delay or inconvenience is a concept that the SkyTrain lobby never address because they just do not care.
Canada Line problems fixed after delays leave rush-hour riders fuming
Ai??By Mike Hager, Vancouver Sun
METRO VANCOUVER — A switch problem at Bridgeport Station marred thousands of commuters’ rush-hour journey back home along the Canada Line Thursday.
People travelling on the popular subway route were told to budget an extra 30 minutes or board shuttle buses at Bridgeport that were taking commuters further south into Richmond before service was restored around 7:20 p.m. TransLink estimated it would take another 45 minutes before trains and buses began running normally again.
Frustrated straphangers took to Twitter to vent about the crowds and report hour-long delays to their daily commutes.
Twitter user Jen in Ladner said it took her 45 minutes to travel a distance that usually takes her 15 and she still was ai???nowhere close to home.ai???
Chris Golden tweeted, “First words heard when we pull into Yaletown-Roundhouse outbound, “Oh my God! Fifth full train and I just need to go one stop.” #CanadaLine”
Twitter user Neil M. wrote, “Gong show.”
Ridership on the Canada Line has grown steadily since an explosion of traffic during the 2010 Olympics and now has a daily ridership of over 120,000.
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