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Someone tried to force a door open on a train at uOttawa Station during the morning rush Tuesday, creating a domino effect that crippled the transit network at the worst time possible.

The major service delay during the morning peak period prompted transportation general manager John Manconi to provide a simple bit of advice to customers: “Leave the doors alone.”

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It was only the second day of the new OC Transpo transit network backboned by the Confederation Line LRT.

Buses constantly empty passengers at Tunney’s Pasture, Hurdman and Blair stations during the morning rush. As the service slowed down Tuesday morning, passengers at Tunney’s Pasture were backed up from the platform to all the way outside the station.

During an afternoon press briefing, Manconi explained why the LRT line slowed down.

Around 8:05 a.m. a westbound train pulled into uOttawa Station and passengers got off the train, but there were still passengers exiting when the “doors closing” signal sounded.