MONTREAL РThe Soci̩t̩ de transport de Montr̩al said Tuesday a door on a m̩tro car that stayed open as the train zoomed between stations Monday on the Green Line has been fixed, but the exact cause of the incident is still under investigation.
“If the driver knew that something was wrong he would never have left the station,” Marianne Rouette said. The automated system that notifies the driver that all doors are closed before leaving the station apparently did not work, she agreed. "Someone should have pulled the emergency brake in this case," she added.
A video posted on YouTube indicates the door was open between Langelier and Frontenac stations, seven stations apart.
But Rouette said her information indicates the door may have been open between just two stations, Beaudry and Berri-UQÀM.
The STM was notified of the incident at 4:15 p.m. Monday as the train approached Berri-UQÀM station. The door was locked in the closed position at 4:22 p.m. as more passengers boarded. The train was then taken out of service once it reached Angrgnon station, Rouette said.
Mechanics examined the door parts and determined the fault was limited to that particular door. They replaced the parts and the door now has new parts and is working again. The train with that car is likely already back in service, Rouette added.
The STM should know more about exactly why the door parts failed later today.
The train in question was part of the MR-63 series, which are the oldest cars in the STM’s fleet. However, the MR-63’s door systems were all refurbished three-and-a-half years ago, Rouette said.
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