AZUR malfunction shuts down section of Metro's Orange line
STM says repairs are in order after tire problems damaged track equipment
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- Service resumed Sunday morning on the Metro's Orange line.
Service on the Montreal Metro's Orange line between Côte-Vertu and Plamondon was shut down Saturday after a tire problem with one of the new AZUR cars damaged track equipment.
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Amelie Régis, a spokesperson for the Société de transport de Montréal, confirmed that the closed section of the line may not reopen by tonight as repairs are in order.
The AZUR cars are being gradually phased in on the Orange line since the first car was rolled out last spring.
The shutdown comes only days after the STM promised better communication and service heading into 2017.
Régis says extra buses will be circulating in the affected area.
Service on the other lines are not affected, the STM says.
Service disrupted at this time: special bus service has been established between Plamondon and Côte-Vertu stations
—@stm_Orange