Metro Transit light rail service back after 'critical communications error'

Officials are determining what caused the issue. Lines reopened at around 2:15 p.m.

May 20, 2023 at 7:53PM
The Government Plaza light rail station in downtown Minneapolis in January. (Alex Kormann, Star Tribune file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Metro Transit has resumed light rail service after it was suspended briefly Saturday afternoon due to a "critical communications error."

Metro Transit spokesperson Drew Kerr said light rail service was fully restored at 2:15 p.m. It's still unclear what caused the communications error.

"We are doing a root cause analysis. Preliminary information does not suggest that this was intentional," Kerr said.

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