Global News HomeOpen sidebarTRAFFICCTrain riders battle severe cold after power outage in the coreBy Doug Vaessen Global NewsPosted January 12, 2024 6:00 pm ESTWATCH: Calgary Transit says a power outage took them by surprise forcing closures in the downtown core and stranded riders who had to wait for buses in extreme cold. Doug Vaessen has the story.LEAVE A COMMENTSHARE THIS ITEM ON FACEBOOKSHARE THIS ITEM VIA WHATSAPPSEND THIS PAGE TO SOMEONE VIA EMAILSHARE THIS ITEM ON TWITTERSHARE THIS ITEM ON REDDITSHARE THIS ITEM ON PINTERESTSHARE THIS ITEM ON LINKEDINHundreds of CTrain riders in Calgary were left out in the cold Friday morning after a power outage stopped the trains in the downtown core while temperatures plummeted.STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENTThe outage began at 7:44 a.m. Calgary Transit said an estimated 15 shuttle buses were dispatched to provide relief services to stations as Seventh Avenue was shut down for three hours. The agency it assumes the -36 C temperature played a role in the outage.Calgary Transit spokeswoman Jenn Boyer said the outage took everyone by surprise.“We are not quite sure what caused it as of yet. We are going to be investigating that later. For now our priority is to get our customers where they need to go. Keeping them safe and warm, and keeping our operators safe as well.”At the Bridgeland station, there were about 200 would-be riders lined up, battling the cold, and hoping the buses would hurry up.CTransit rider Ali Khan said he feels Calgary Transit could do better. “You have been here an hour? Yes, there are so many people inside there. (The) train is coming. Look, this is the third train and no buses here.”STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENTBoyer said Calgary Transit worked as fast as possible knowing the dangers in extreme cold.Get the latest news. Sent to your email, every day.“It might take some time for us to respond to these incidents. But we do our best to get our shuttles down as quickly as we can.“We provide shuttle service to get people to where they need to go. At CTrain stations, we had warming trains available for people to sit in while they waited for their shuttles to arrive.”Boyer said most service was back up by 10:45 a.m. But transit and Enmax workers were still inspecting the tunnel on the south line under the public library. One track was in service and one was not.RELATED NEWSCalgary Transit snow routes get icy response from some would-be transit ridersCold Calgary roads remain slickSUBSCRIBE TO UPDATES FROM GLOBAL NEWSJOURNALISTIC STANDARDSCOMMENTREPORT AN ERROR© 2024 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.LEAVE A COMMENTSHARE THIS ITEM ON FACEBOOKSHARE THIS ITEM VIA WHATSAPPSEND THIS PAGE TO SOMEONE VIA EMAILSHARE THIS ITEM ON TWITTERSHARE THIS ITEM ON REDDITSHARE THIS ITEM ON PINTERESTSHARE THIS ITEM ON LINKEDINTrending‘Worst Tinder date ever’: Jann Arden asked to clean up own head wound in hospital1812READCanadians brace for another winter storm. Here’s what you can expect665READWestJet cancels 191 flights in Canada due to extreme cold461READ9 arrested after secret tunnel found under NYC synagogue. What is going on?376READFixed mortgage rates are on the decline. Is now the time to lock in?255READADVERTISEMENTYou are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Webpage.VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLEGlobal News HomeGlobal News Facebook PagesGlobal News Twitter AccountsGlobal News Youtube ChannelGlobal News on InstagramGlobal News on LinkedInGlobal News on TikTokGlobal News on TelegramAboutPrinciples & PracticesBranded ContentContact usRSSNewslettersNotificationsSmart homeAdvertisers Election RegistryGlobal News Licensing RequestsCookie consent©2024 GLOBAL NEWS, A DIVISION OF CORUS ENTERTAINMENT INC. CORUS NEWS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.Corus Entertainment HomePRIVACY POLICYCOPYRIGHTTERMS OF USEADVERTISEADVERTISING STANDARDS TERMSCORUS ENTERTAINMENTACCESSIBILITY