TTC descended into chaos Monday morning and everyone is blaming snow
Toronto's first snow event of the season kicked off on Sunday and continues into the Monday morning rush, but a series of coinciding unplanned TTC outages have put commuters in a sour mood to start out the work week.
Even if snow had nothing to do with it.
Shortly after the start of morning subway service on Monday, the TTC announced an outage on Line 2 between Victoria Park and Kennedy stations due to a fire at track level.
The transit agency later expanded the closure to the approximately 7-kilometre stretch between Woodbine and Kennedy stations due to debris on the tracks.
Line 2 Bloor-Danforth: No service between Woodbine and Kennedy stations while we clear debris from the tracks. Shuttle buses are running between Victoria Park and Kennedy. https://t.co/R6658Ec6HG
— TTC Service Alerts (@TTCnotices) November 10, 2025
It didn't take long for frustrated commuters to vent their annoyance on social media, accompanied by photos of sardine-packed bus platforms in sub-zero conditions.
Another well organized morning on the TTC. Less than an inch of snow and the outdoor tracks between Vic Park and Kennedy are crippled. Meanwhile, it took an eternity for ONE shuttle bus to arrive and people were taken off it for overcrowding. Great planning department! 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/nyCUGPm6Ww
— robbiereindeer (@robbiereindeer) November 10, 2025
Many commenters were quick to blame the snow for the outage.
Every year, when Toronto gets the first snowfall… the TTC acts like it’s the first time they seen snow…
— guyzer (@_TheSkywalker) November 10, 2025
Subway outages are known to dredge up commuter emotions, but, in this case, much of the rage was misdirected.
You would think the ttc would be prepared for winter,we are in Canada but they have no clue what there doing
— e (@upset_canada) November 10, 2025
TTC spokesperson, Stuart Green, tells blogTO that "We apologize to customers inconvenienced by the 45 min delay on Line 2 this morning, but it was not weather-related. A piece of metal contacted the power rail. Root cause under investigation."
In fact, Green states that, according to TTC transit control, "we've had no weather-related delays this morning across the system which is a result of the winter preparedness measures we implemented over the weekend."
The outage was eventually cleared and service was restored in time for the peak of rush hour, but not before a few commuter feathers were ruffled along the way.
