The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is still undergoing a key final testing phase more than a month after it embarked on a rigorous dress rehearsal, reducing the likelihood the line can open this year.

On Oct. 7, provincial transit agency Metrolinx announced the Crosstown had started revenue service demonstration, a major 30-day testing process.

The tests involve operating the Eglinton LRT as if passengers were riding it, but keeping it closed to the public. Regular timetables, station operations and stops all take place during the tests.

The tests were billed as a 30-day period if they went off without issue, meaning they should have wrapped up around Nov. 6. In late October, however, there was an incident during the tests, which are still underway.

Metrolinx told Global News the revenue s

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