Ottawa·UpdatedLine 1 LRT service is once again back to normal following the second of two delays Wednesday afternoon caused by a stalled train. A switch issue also caused disruptions earlier on Lines 2 and 4.Switch problem, 2 stuck trains have caused disruptions on snowy dayCBC News · Posted: Dec 10, 2025 2:12 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.It’s been a day of disruptions on Ottawa’s LRT network, including this stalled train at Bayview station that came to a halt around 3:30 p.m. (Joseph Tunney/CBC)Line 1 LRT service is once again back to normal following the second of two delays Wednesday afternoon caused by a stalled train.The train came to a halt at Bayview station at around 3:30 p.m.Shortly afterward, OC Transpo announced that service was operating at the eastbound platforms only at Lyon, Pimisi and Bayview stations.An unspecified “mechanical issue” was to blame, the agency told CBC. At around 4 p.m., the train was moving again.A previous stopped train had closed Line 1’s westbound platforms at Cyrville and St-Laurent stations at around 2:05 p.m. It took about 15 minutes to get the line operating again after that disruption, the city told CBC.Line 2 switch problemLRT service on Line 2 through South Keys station was also halted for about 45 minutes Wednesday because of a switch problem, the city said. Line 4 was shut entirely.Service through South Keys resumed by around 2:25 p.m., according to the city.OC Transpo has not identified the precise cause of the Line 1 stoppages, nor indicated whether either of the two problems were related the ongoing snowfall warning for Ottawa. CBC News has asked for more information.
Line 1 moving again after train gets stuck at Bayview station
