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Flooding Tuesday afternoon shut down SkyTrain service between Columbia and Sapperton stations.

Expo Line service was suspended between the two stations but resumed at around 4:30 p.m.

TransLink said the “issue has been resolved,” but that it will continue to use bus bridges until crowding dissipates.

Here's what it looked like in the Columbia Tunnel an hour ago. Crews are on scene pumping water out of the tunnel and it has subsided substantially. Stay tuned for further updates. ^at pic.twitter.com/rVQ8Pfqr8D — TransLink BC (@TransLink) December 11, 2018

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Regular service remained in operation from Waterfront Station to New West Station, Sapperton Station to Lougheed Station and King George Station to Scott Road Station.

A bus bridge was in place between Sapperton, Braid Station and Columbia Station and New West Station. It was also in place between New West Station, Columbia Station and Scott Road Station.

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Lots of #Skytrain passengers at Scott Road Station after flooding closed Columbia Station. Video courtesy: Chris Presley ⁦@GlobalBC⁩ pic.twitter.com/wBU2bFmqz0 — Ted Field (@tedfieldglobal) December 11, 2018

#SkyTrain Expo Line issue has now cleared. Columbia Station has reopened. Trains service has been restored. Some delays expected as service resumes and crowds disperse.Canada Line and Millennium Line remain unaffected ^LA — TransLink BC (@TransLink) December 12, 2018

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