The unprecedented work stoppage by CN and CPKC has paralyzed exo’s commuter trains. Lines 11 (Vaudreuil/Hudon), 12 (Saint-Jérôme) and 14 (Candiac) are completely at a standstill Thursday morning, complicating the travel of thousands of workers to downtown Montreal.
Trains on lines 13 (Mont-Saint-Hilaire) and 15 (Mascouche) continue to run.
“The initiation of this work stoppage affects our operations on our three train lines that run on the CPKC rail network,” explains a press release from exo.
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“A tactical unit has been set up with all the departments to develop a contingency plan,” assures the carrier, which will set up an alternative bus service from Monday, August 26.
“The bus shuttles that will be offered will not be able to compensate for the entire service on the three affected train lines,” exo adds, “and we recommend that users plan alternative journeys on existing regular services using the exo Journey Planner, while unchecking the “train” option.”
Lines 11 (Vaudreuil/Hudson), 12 (Saint-Jérôme) and 14 (Candiac) transport an average of 21,200 passengers daily.
More details to come…