Metro shuts down during evening rush hour

Did you have trouble going anywhere between six and seven, last night?

Chances were, you’re not the only one.

The Montreal Metro was suddenly shut-down for an hour, due to a computer glitch, according to the C-B-C.

Shuttle buses outside the stations were out to help stranded passengers get around town.

S-T-M president Michel Labrecque (ME-SHELL, LA-BREK) spoke with Radio-Canada.

He explains that the S-T-M has been slowly upgrading the metro's operating facilities since last year.

They have been trying to catch the glitches that force the metro to suddenly stop.

With the last shutdown three weeks ago, over a thousand unplanned interruptions were recorded last year.

Half of those were caused by passengers, according to an internal S-T-M report. 

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STORY WRITTEN BY: SATURN DE LOS ANGELES