Finch Subway Station Closed For Police Investigation

Finch Subway Station Closed For Police Investigation
Tuesday May 12, 2009

If your journey home on the subway involves getting to the Finch station, be prepared for a lot of traffic and disruption before getting to your stop. A police investigation has shut down the busy hub since the noon hour.

The station has been closed to passengers for hours because of something discovered down in the station itself. As a result, shuttle buses have been rolled out to transport passengers from Sheppard station and back.

That's causing the usual chaos at the terminals, as crowds of passengers look to find where they're supposed to go and the vehicles - which don't hold nearly as many people as a subway car - leave packed, with riders trying to complete their journeys.

It's not clear how much longer the blockage will last or when service will resume, but a TTC spokesperson tells CityNews.ca they plan to roll out even more buses for the afternoon rush.
The Finch station is already a busy place beyond just the subway - it's the spot where Vaughan and Go Transit buses connect to the TTC, making for even more travellers than normal stations on the Yonge-University line.

Officials remind riders this is beyond their control and they can't resume normal service until police give the all clear. So far, that hasn't come.