Canada Line service stalled Monday night as a man walked the tracks
Posted August 29, 2023 12:02 am.
Last Updated August 29, 2023 12:03 am.
Service on Metro Vancouver’s Canada Line SkyTrain route was temporarily shut down Monday night as a man walked the tracks.
In a Twitter post, TransLink said service was suspended due to a “track intrusion alarm.”
#SkyTrain Canada Line service between King Edward & Waterfront is suspended beginning at 8:00 PM due to track intrusion alarm. Trains will be turning back at Oakridge-41st. Updates to follow. Millennium Line and Expo Line are unaffected. ^ns
— TransLink BC (@TransLink) August 29, 2023
In an email to CityNews, Metro Vancouver Transit Police say officers were notified about a man who had entered the tracks at Olympic Village Station just before 8 p.m.
Police say the man had walked through the tunnel between Olympic Village Station and Yaletown Station.
Service was halted immediately and power to the tracks was shut down to ensure the man’s safety.
Police say the man was “believed to be suffering from a mental health crisis,” and he was taken into custody “without incident” before being transported to hospital for an assessment.
Metro Vancouver Transit Police say service resumed just before 9 p.m.
