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Denver airport trains are back to normal operation Wednesday; earlier delays caused by damage on running surface

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 20 : Travelers take train to main terminal from the Concourse B at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado on Friday. November 20, 2020.(Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 20 : Travelers take train to main terminal from the Concourse B at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado on Friday. November 20, 2020.(Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1:  Tynin Fries - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Denver International Airport’s concourse trains resumed normal operations early Wednesday morning after airport crews fixed an issue on the running surface that delayed their operations nearly all day on Tuesday.

The root of the problem was damage to a small “switch plate” on the running surface discovered during a routine inspection of the track between the terminal building and the concourses, airport spokeswoman Courtney Law said Wednesday.

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The trains continued to run but at reduced capacity, as they were routed around the problem section, Law said.

DIA staff deployed buses at times on Tuesday to take passengers from the terminal to A, B and C concourses. That is a standard contingency plan for the airport when there are problems with its train system.

“Most of the day, delays were minimal, and the train was able to accommodate passenger loads,” Law said in an email. “There were times throughout the day that bussing was required when volumes were higher.”

Crews repaired a damaged section and the trains resumed normal schedules at , Law said.

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