Metro: 1000 service interruptions in 2012
There were more than a thousand service interruptions lasting at least five minutes in the Montreal metro in 2012, the worst record in six years.
All kinds of things were to blame: the yellow line got slowed down repeatedly because of dynamiting at the CHUM construction site, for example, because the tunnel passes close by. Agitation by students caused a few well publicized delays. But the STM wants to you know it won’t stop trains for objects dropped on the tracks any more.
Dave M 09:38 on 2013/01/08 Permalink
I wonder how long until a train hits someone because they jumped down on the tracks themselves to quickly “save” their iPhone after finding out the STM won’t stop the train to let them get it.
Kate 09:58 on 2013/01/08 Permalink
I’m just surprised that people who fumble something into the tracks have been entitled to grab the red phone and stop the whole metro system to get it back.
Dave M 10:08 on 2013/01/08 Permalink
So am I, but now that they’re used to it, I can see the type of person who would do that feeling an entitlement and jumping onto the tracks anyways.
Blork 11:39 on 2013/01/08 Permalink
Wow! So how many of those 5 minute interruptions were due to some clod stopping the whole line while they retrieved their hat on the tracks? Sheesh!
Kate 23:17 on 2013/01/08 Permalink
CBC has an infographic:
