Transit service has been restored after Edmonton police were called in to investigate a suspicious package at the University LRT station Wednesday morning.
Just after 8 a.m., the Edmonton Police Service sent out a media release to say officers were investigating a suspicious package that was found on the platform of the University LRT station.
“ETS transit service at that station is temporarily interrupted until further notice while police investigate,” police said.
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The ETS tweeted that trains were not entering the station. Bus replacement service was set up between the Health Sciences and Corona stations.
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Just before 10 a.m., the EPS said the suspicious package situation had been resolved without issue. LRT and bus service has since been restored.
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