What SkyTrain looks like when it breaks down during the morning rush hour (PHOTOS)
Riders are reporting long queues and confusion for buses at the SkyTrain stations affected by this morning’s Surrey train service shutdown.
There are easily a couple of thousand people at King George waiting for the imaginary bus bridge that was set up. @news1130traffic #SkyTrain
— Sia Adjudani (@Sia_Adjudani) May 20, 2015
Train service is not running in Surrey due to a track issue at Gateway Station. The disruption was first reported at 7:15 a.m. during the start of the morning rush hour.
According to Transit Police, riders should expect “significant SkyTrain delays” and changes in bus service, particularly Surrey’s 96 B-Line buses as it has been diverted to assist with the bus bridge between SkyTrain stations.
Millennium Line service is not affected by the disruption.
UPDATE at 8:50 a.m. – The SkyTrain track issue has been resolved, but riders should still expect some delays until the system returns to its normal train schedule.
@VancityBuzz Skytrain service unavailable in Surrey during this mornings rush hour. pic.twitter.com/aM9EopIdUJ — Brandon Lal (@BrandonLal) May 20, 2015
#SkyTrain the back of the line at King George station. @CKNW @AM730Traffic pic.twitter.com/P2bVwEelzJ
— Robert (Rob) Brown (@RobBrown980) May 20, 2015
Walked from KG to Central City to a new nightmare of imaginary bus bridges! #SkyTrain @News1130radio @CTVVancouver pic.twitter.com/oK177mVm7L
— Sia Adjudani (@Sia_Adjudani) May 20, 2015
#SkyTrain shutdown in Surrey, this is the line up for the bus bridge. @CKNW @AM730Traffic pic.twitter.com/hKHLh9rUk4 — Robert (Rob) Brown (@RobBrown980) May 20, 2015
@Z953VAN no buses yet. King George is chaotic with a couple of thousand people. pic.twitter.com/YZHKh5bjow
— Sia Adjudani (@Sia_Adjudani) May 20, 2015
@GlobalBC yes please do. Here is another from Central City pic.twitter.com/16t6v1Xtxo — Sia Adjudani (@Sia_Adjudani) May 20, 2015
#skytrain #busbridge #translink pic.twitter.com/BFc0oTzRmL — Sherard (@vancitylife) May 20, 2015
#SkyTrain in Surrey now a bus bridge. B Line busses now being express busses @CKNW @AM730Traffic pic.twitter.com/6xYjiLy3Or — Robert (Rob) Brown (@RobBrown980) May 20, 2015
#SkyTrain the B line express bus subbing for shut down SkyTrain service. pic.twitter.com/rteS6FOI8T — Robert (Rob) Brown (@RobBrown980) May 20, 2015
@news1130traffic @CTVMorningLive @CTVVancouver #SkyTrain Aaaaannnd King George is officially closed! pic.twitter.com/6cD8su33tJ — Sia Adjudani (@Sia_Adjudani) May 20, 2015
#SkyTrain is closed. king George station. @cknw @AM730Traffic a shuttle is being set up. pic.twitter.com/DKbyHIuLju
— Robert (Rob) Brown (@RobBrown980) May 20, 2015
Somebody had fun naming the trip for the bus bridge “Deadhead” during the #skytrain #fail this morning in #surreybc pic.twitter.com/81HOTdN0J5 — Erkan Gencol (@ErkanGencol) May 20, 2015
Commuter headaches: Crowds mount as Expo #SkyTrain service shut down b/w Gateway & King George over track issue. pic.twitter.com/EUTVxm4W0T
— CTV Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) May 20, 2015
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