Group gets trapped after elevator in new light rail station breaks down

By Canadian Press on November 18, 2025.

MONTREAL — The operator of Montreal’s new light rail service says about 20 people got stuck in an elevator on Monday at a new underground station that is the deepest in Canada.

The Réseau express métropolitain said in a social-media message on Monday evening that the incident occurred during the first full day of operations at the Édouard-Montpetit station.

The message says officials stayed in contact with the group of passengers before teams rescued them at a station that is 72 metres underground.

The Montreal fire department confirms it also responded to the call and that no one was injured.

The station is located on the Université de Montréal campus and is also connected to a Montreal métro station with the same name.

It is among 14 new light rail stations that opened on Monday to new paying passengers as part of a multibillion-dollar light rail network in the region.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 18, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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