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West Coast Express passengers stranded for hours on evening commute

West Coast Express passengers stranded for hours on evening commute

Passengers on the eastbound West Coast Express train No. 4 were stranded between stations for more than four hours hours on Tuesday evening.

TransLink said trains Nos. 4 and 5 of the West Coast Express eastbound to Mission were cancelled due to a police incident west of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge.

Train No. 4, which had a scheduled departure time of 5:30 p.m. PT, had already left Waterfront Station and stopped at a point where passengers could not safely disembark.

"We are currently working on getting passengers off of train 4, and train 5 has been cancelled," a spokesperson wrote. "Passengers hoping to board train 5 are being asked to take the Millennium Line and transfer to bus for the rest of their trip."

TransLink said a "rescue train" was sent for train No. 4 to take passengers to Mission.

However, that rescue train, which reached the stranded train at around 7:30 p.m. PT was only five cars long and train No. 4 had 10 cars, meaning not all passengers could be taken.

Those left on board were en route to a station at around 9:35 p.m. PT.

TransLink says extra train buses were offered to passengers Tuesday evening.