Service resumes on east end of Confederation Line after track switching issue

OTTAWA — OC Transpo is apologizing for a delay on the Confederation Line Tuesday morning, and says service is getting back to normal.

Update #11: 10:52 - O-Train service is resuming between Blair and St-Laurent. Trains have now begun to provide service at Blair, Cyrville and St-Laurent. R1 service will conclude shortly. https://t.co/YfOQrZvXpT

— OC Transpo (@OC_Transpo) October 22, 2019

Just before 9:00 a.m., train service was cancelled between Blair and St. Laurent Stations. R1 bus service was brought in to move passengers to and from St. Laurent.

Update #1: 8:55 am. R1 Bus Service will be running between Blair and St-Laurent Stations. Updates to follow.

— OC Transpo (@OC_Transpo) October 22, 2019

The Line ran normally between St. Laurent and Tunney’s Pasture.

In an update at 9:20 a.m., OC Transpo said a communication issue was to blame.

Update #4: 9:20am Technicians are working on communication issue with the track switch. Bus only service between St-Laurent & Blair. Full O-Train Line 1 service continues between Tunney's & St-Laurent. https://t.co/YfOQrZvXpT

— OC Transpo (@OC_Transpo) October 22, 2019

Update #8: 10:15 am We apologize for continued inconvenience to customers travelling between St-Laurent and Blair. Work continues to resolve the problem. Updates to follow. https://t.co/YfOQrZvXpT

— OC Transpo (@OC_Transpo) October 22, 2019

R1 buses ferried passengers between Blair and St. Laurent until approximately 11:00 a.m., when normal service resumed on the line.