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Signal issues on GO Transit cause delays during morning commute

Katherine DeClerq CTVNewsToronto.ca Journalist

Published Tuesday, March 3, 2020 8:03AM EST Last Updated Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:30PM EST

A GO Train passes along a stretch of tracks alongside the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto on Friday, April 5, 2013. (CTV Toronto / Maurice Cacho)

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TORONTO -- Signal issues causing GO Transit delays along the Lakeshore West Line on Tuesday morning have been resolved.

The problems were first reported around 7 a.m. on Tuesday. A spokesperson for Metrolinx says that the Canadian National Railway experienced a track signal issue near Aldershot GO Station that impacted trains using the same rail.

The technical issue impacted eastbound service and there were delayed of nearly an hour.

Matt Llewellyn, a spokesperson for Metrolinx, said that CN crews rushed to the scene working to repair the problem.

Metrolinx said full service was restored just before 10 a.m.

Meanwhile, there is also a technical glitch with the departure boards at Union Station in Toronto. Llewellyn said this problem is minor and that customer service representatives are on scene to assist passengers.