Subway service has resumed on Lines 1 and 2 after a suspicious package was found and later destroyed by police at Bloor-Yonge Station on Saturday afternoon, causing a more than three-hour-long delay for commuters.
Police say they were called to the southbound platform of Line 1 at Bloor-Yonge by TTC workers at about 3:48 p.m. for a report of a “case” possibly left by a male on the platform.
“That caused enough of a concern that we closed the station as a precaution,” Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook said.
The TTC suspended service on Line 1 between Union and Eglinton Stations, and on Line 2 between St. George and Broadview stations.
The CBRNE team was sent to the platform after police observed the package and then decided to evacuate the platform.
An officer clad in a full bomb-resistant armour kit and helmet was seen walking into the station. Officers were also seen brining in hoses into the station.
Douglas-Cook said officers x-rayed the package to see what was inside. Firefighters later said the package was x-rayed a second time, before CBRNE officers rendered it safe just before 7 p.m.
Shuttle buses were dispatched to ferry transit users during the delay. Trains are still bypassing Bloor-Yonge as the station remains closed for an investigation.
