‘Could be a couple days’: No TTC subway service for part of Line 2 after fire – Toronto

The TTC says there isn’t any subway service on Line 2 between Kipling Station and Jane Station after a monitor stage fireplace and it “could possibly be a pair days” earlier than service totally resumes.

Delays are anticipated Friday at Kipling Station, Islington Station, Royal York Station, Outdated Mill Station and Jane Station, the TTC mentioned. Service to stations east of Jane Station will not be affected.

Shuttle buses are operating between the stations as TTC makes repairs.

TTC spokesperson Stuart Inexperienced informed World Information there was a fireplace in an open space close to a fence at Islington Station at round 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

“The hearth severely broken a field that comprises plenty of essential cables for our communication system, signaling, and switching,” Inexperienced mentioned in an replace on Friday morning.

“The injury was so intensive that we merely can’t safely run service to that space,” he mentioned, including that it “could possibly be a pair days” earlier than full subway service resumes.

Inexperienced mentioned the TTC is hoping to shorten the service outage from Kipling to Jane stations to solely between Kipling and Islington stations.

“Full reopening, we’re greatest case a day or two,” he mentioned, however famous it might go into subsequent week. He warned commuters to verify again in for Monday on the standing of the subway line.

“With the character of this injury and since it impacts so many alternative security essential features, we merely don’t know the way lengthy it should take,” Inexperienced mentioned.

The TTC advises folks coming from the west to make use of GO Transit or the UP Specific.

The reason for the hearth is unknown. Inexperienced mentioned they’re nonetheless investigating if it was exterior or from inside their very own system.

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