Service has been restored to Edmonton's Capital and Metro LRT lines after both were shut down overnight, causing problems for morning commuters.

Full service on the Capital Line was restored around 10 a.m., said Tarra Kongsrude, spokesperson for Edmonton Transit.

However, to minimize the inconvenience to riders, replacement buses will continue operating until the trains are running at greater frequency, Kongsrude said.

Metro Line service was restored earlier in the morning, she said.

Sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 2 a.m., a rail car pulled down an overhead power line near Churchill Station, another city spokesperson said earlier.

As a result, two trains were stopped on the tracks.

Crews were working through the night to restore power and to remove the trains from the tracks, resulting in the delays Friday morning.