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SANTO DOMINGO. - The Transport Reform Office (OPRET) clarified that the Santo Domingo Metro service was halted when a 169,000 KV substation supplied by one of the train’s power plants failed after an emergency unit came on line, but the low voltage caused a breaker to trip.

OPRET assistant director Leonel Carrasco, who apologized to commuters for the inconvenience, said the suspension lasted only 37 minutes, during which its technicians allowed the current to dissipate.

Hundreds of passengers were left stranded on Friday, when subway service was suspended from 7 to 7:39 a.m., when operations resumed.

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9 comment(s)
Written by: juanb, 25 Sep 2009 2:03 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Josean:

Get started.
Written by: xwill7, 25 Sep 2009 2:42 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
josean is having some drinks right now. he is happy to see glitch. you should we start looking for him at the local car washes
Written by: Perez, 25 Sep 2009 3:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Low voltage...... I'm not surprised.
Written by: xwill7, 25 Sep 2009 3:18 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
juanb,
you just want to hear him say:
e pa lante que vamos!
Written by: gmiller261, 25 Sep 2009 4:51 PM
From: United States

Voltage period.

I am surprised.
Written by: josean, 25 Sep 2009 7:19 PM
From: United States
So does that means that ridership today must have been a whopping 5 to 7 thousand!

Y no ear P'Lante Que Ibamos?
Written by: BASTA, 25 Sep 2009 8:49 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Just wait
Written by: cad2260, 25 Sep 2009 10:16 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Bronxs NY
I surpise that it lasted that long.
Written by: ElBiPi, 25 Sep 2009 10:39 PM
From: Dominican Republic
I am so disappointed....
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