Commuter angst: Subway service resumes on Line 2 after two-hour shutdown

It was an agonizing Friday morning commute for TTC riders in the east end.

Subways were not running between Broadview and Victoria Park stations on Line 2 (Bloor-Danforth) due to a fire investigation at Main Street Station. The shutdown was then shortened to Donlands Station.

Service was shut down for two hours and resumed just before 8:30 a.m.

At one point, around 71 shuttle buses were operating between Broadview and Victoria Park.

Fire crews were called to the scene just before 6:30 a.m. after smoke was found in the station’s electrical rooms.

Toronto Fire Captain Mike Strapko told CityNews a thrown breaker was the cause and there was light smoke about 100 meters down the tunnel.

Commuters turned to Twitter to vent their frustrations.