A motorist whose SUV got stuck in a streetcar tunnel leading into Queens Quay station said he was just “following his GPS” despite numerous Do Not Enter signs in the area.

He faces a $425 fine after blocking access to the station throughout the Thursday morning rush hour.

TTC workers had to use a crane and slings to lift the silver Mitsubishi from where it was lodged on the tracks in the station near the platform.

The vehicle was discovered by a streetcar operator shortly before 4 a.m.

The driver, who initially left the scene but later returned, “claims he was following his GPS,” said TTC spokesman Brad Ross.

The man was charged with illegal entry by transit enforcement, Ross said, an offence that carries a $425 fine.

The incident forced the 509 and 510 streetcars to turn back at Spadina Ave. until late Thursday morning.

This is not the first time a vehicle has got stuck in the streetcar tunnel.

When a similar incident happened in 2014, Ross noted that cars entering the tunnel get hung up on the tracks, which are raised above the ground level.

It took approximately eight hours for the car to be removed in 2014. In a 2015 incident, it took less than two hours.

With files from Sophie van Bastelaer