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West Coast Express remains suspended after lockout lifted

TransLink waits for clarity from CPKC on when trains can operate again
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The West Coast Express remains suspended Friday (Aug. 23).

West Coast Express service in Mission continues to be suspended on Friday (Aug. 23) until further clarity is given by CPKC on when trains can operate again, TransLink says. 

Supplemental bus service will continue on weekdays until West Coast Express service resumes.

The supplemental bus service will leave from Mission City Station in the morning at 5:25, 5:55, 6:25, 6:55, and 7:25 a.m., then from Port Haney Station at approximately 5:53, 6:23, 6:53, 7:23, and 7:53 a.m. '

The return buses will leave from Coquitlam Central Station at 4:50, 5:20, 5:50, 6:30, and 7:20 p.m. later in the day.

The West Coast Express operates on rail owned by CPKC and cannot operate without CPKC’s dispatchers and rail workers, TransLink said. Over 3,000 commuters use the train daily, but TransLink says alternate travel options are available. 

In the wake of a federal push for binding arbitration, Canadian National announced Thursday (Aug. 22) that effective 3 p.m. Pacific time it had ended its lockout and immediately initiated its recovery plan.

-With files from The Canadian Press

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Dillon White

About the Author: Dillon White

I joined the Mission Record in November of 2022 after moving to B.C. from Nova Scotia earlier in the year.
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