It was a frustrating commute Thursday morning for TTC passengers, who had to deal with a subway closure on Line 2 and a separate delay on Line 1 on the first day of snow in Toronto.

The TTC said just before 7 a.m., power had been shut down on parts of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth, resulting in no subway service between Pape and St. George stations.

At about 9:30 a.m., the TTC tweeted that regular service had resumed, but not before thousands of passengers were forced to cram into shuttle buses along Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue.

The problems on the TTC were not linked to the city’s first snowfall of the year, spokesperson Stuart Green said.

Green told the Star that a cable came into contact with a fence at track-level on the Prince Edward Viaduct, which resulted in a shorting of electric power.

“This particular part of Line 2 is 53 years old and is already the subject of a thorough review of the entire line’s infrastructure,” Green said.

Adding to the frustrating commute was a delay on Line 1, just after 7 a.m., southbound at Museum station, near Queen’s Park.

Passengers faced delays of more than 15 minutes while the TTC dealt with “an operational problem.”

The snow did cause problems for GO Transit commuters. Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins told the Star that “pretty much every” GO bus route was also delayed. This included the 52 route between Hwy. 407 and Oshawa terminals, which resulted in delays of more than an hour.

Delays piled up on the Lakeshore East line as track signal malfunctions forced the cancellation of some trains. Passengers waited on platforms for up to 20 minutes, due to the delays.

In Ajax, riders attempting to board the 9:52 a.m. train to Toronto were informed it was cancelled and replaced by the 10:07 a.m., while passengers headed from Ajax to Oshawa would have to wait at least an extra 20 minutes beyond their train’s scheduled arrival.

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With files from Jason Miller

TY Tom Yun is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @thetomyun

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