It started shortly before 6:30am this morning when a signal-related problem on the Spadina line north of Museum knocked out service between Union and St. Clair West. An hour later, another signal issue on the Bloor-Danforth line east of Broadview grew in size to encompass the entire line from Kipling to Kennedy.
On Twitter there were reports of packed trains bypassing crowded stations. Some trains were stopped for long periods or forced to move at a walking pace between stations.
Amid the crush, passengers activated emergency alarms at Main Street, Coxwell, Greenwood, Sherbourne, and Ossington stations.
On the surface, a stalled streetcar at Dundas West station blocked both the 504 King and 505 Dundas lines at the height of the morning rush hour. On St. Clair, a collision briefly delayed the line westbound at Avenue Rd.
TTC CEO Andy Byford said the subway outages were likely caused by a blown fuse or a faulty relay. The TTC is currently in the process of replacing its entire signal system, parts of which date from the opening of the Yonge line in 1954. The project is due to be completed in 2018.
As of 10:20am, the TTC is reporting no delays on the Bloor-Danforth or Yonge lines. The streetcar problems have also now cleared.
Chris Bateman is a staff writer at blogTO. Follow him on Twitter at @chrisbateman.
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by Chris Bateman via blogTO
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