It was commuters as far as the eye could see on the TTC Tuesday morning.
The subway problems began around 6:30 am, when the TTC said that “customers may experience longer than normal wait times between Sheppard W and Vaughan Metropolitan.”
But the TTC’s problems continued throughout the morning.
Around 7:30 am, trains were holding at St Andrew Station due to mechanical difficulties on a train. At the same time, the TTC had trains holding both ways on Line 1, at Eglinton Station, due to a Toronto Fire investigation.
And then at 8:10 am, trains were holding at Davisville Station with an emergency activation alarm on board a train. Twenty minutes later, TTC trains were holding at Museum with a medical emergency on board a train.
As the holds went on, the crowds got bigger at the stations, and the city vented.
“Line 1” began trending on Twitter, as many TTC customers expressed frustrations with the morning commute.
Here’s what it looked like:
#TTC
I’m having trouble remembering a time when I wasn’t on this platform. Fresh air is but a distant memory. The sunshine? A legend from my youth. If I don’t make it out of this, just know I died doing what I love…commuting to work. pic.twitter.com/O4K2ZqrEid— Patrick Delaney (@patrickfdelaney) January 30, 2018
Another moment that I realize TTC stands for Take The Car #yongeandbloor #ttc pic.twitter.com/METb2EPhPi
— Joseph Kim (@Joseph_Y_Kim) January 30, 2018
#Views of this fine morning. #TTC pic.twitter.com/GzndCVSYpA
— Tahsim (@tahsimdotcom) January 30, 2018
Hey TTC – you need to get some staff helping people move at Yonge Station…people can’t get on or off trains on the Bloor Street platform- dangerous. #ttc pic.twitter.com/Yl0ChwDEvf
— Kristian Justesen (@LAO_KJustesen) January 30, 2018
SHOUT OUT TO @TTCnotices FOR HOSTING TORONTO’S 🔥MOST LIT MOSH PIT 2018 🔥#TTC #Toronto pic.twitter.com/9gKVUt5HvU
— Emmie (@schrbchE) January 30, 2018
Hi @JohnTory – this is what happens when anything goes wrong with Line 1 on the #TTC. Isn’t it time Toronto had another way to get downtown, and build the #ReliefLine? pic.twitter.com/zXWQyNWovs
— senwung (@fysl) January 30, 2018
#TTC was rough this morning. We need better funding for transit. pic.twitter.com/vW7AzIujfc
— Laura Anonen (@laurathecanuck) January 30, 2018