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Toronto somehow isn't home to Ontario's jankiest LRT
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Over a decade of construction later, Metrolinx still has not committed to an exact opening date for the delay-plagued Eglinton Crosstown LRT, notin...

, noting last year that there were still hundreds of technical issues that needed to be sorted before the transit line can open to the public.— also called O-Train Line 1 — is a light rail line operated by OC Transpo in Ottawa . Since its launch in September 2019, the 12.5-kilometre electric light rail service has faced numerous issues that began long before it officially went into service.

"Alstom has indicated that a sustainable solution can be achieved without a redesign and is not currently working on this initiative," city staff wrote in a report."The City has formally communicated the imperative for the re-design work to re-commence." In August 2021, the whole LRT system was out of service for a week after a train . A subsequent investigation by Rideau Transit Group determined that at least 10 other trains on the line were at risk of experiencing the same issue and would require repairs.

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