Commuters get off a DART train at the Pearl Street station. (DMN file photo)
Updated at 9:30 a.m.: The switches are operating now and DART is working to get the rail lines on their normal schedules, Lyons said.
Original post at 9:10 a.m.: Expect delays in the downtown DART rail lines this morning because of a switch problem near the Pearl/Arts District station, according to DART officials.
The switches are not working properly in the southeast downtown junction, which means DART workers will have to operate them manually, said DART spokesman Morgan Lyons.
The longest train delay was 15 minutes as of 9 a.m. A handful of cars were delayed 5 to 10 minutes, Lyons said.
“If you’re operating outside of downtown, you probably aren’t experiencing much, if any, delays,” he said. “But as you get into downtown, you’re going to have some delays.”
He said he wasn’t sure when the rail lines would go back to their usual operations.
All rail lines may be delayed until further notice due to a switch problem near Pearl. Our apologies for the delays.
— DARTAlerts (@DARTAlerts) October 21, 2014